We return thanks to our mother,
the earth, which sustains us.
We return thanks to the rivers and streams
which supply us with water.
We return thanks to all herbs, which furnish medicines
for the cure of our diseases.
We return thanks to the corn, and to her sisters,
the beans and squashes, which give us life.
We return thanks to the bushes and trees,
which provide us with fruit.
We return thanks to the wind,
which, moving the air, has banished diseases.
We return thanks to the moon and the stars,
which have given us their light when the sun was gone.
We return thanks to our grandfather He-no,
that he has protected his grandchildren from witches and reptiles,
and has given us his rain.
We return thanks to the sun,
that he has looked upon the earth with a beneficent eye.
Lastly, we return thanks to the Great Spirit,
in whom is embodied all goodness,
and who directs all things for the good of his children.
- Iroquois traditional
Love me when I least deserve it,
because that's when I really need it.
- Swedish Proverb
Just when the caterpillar thought
the world was over, it became a butterfly.
- Anonymous
A bird does not sing because it has an answer.
It sings because it has a song.
- Chinese Proverb
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Without change, there would be no butterflies.
- Anonymous
This day I will marry my friend,
the one I laugh with, live for, dream with, love.
- Anonymous
See no evil, Hear no evil, Speak no evil.
- Japanese pictorial maxim (the Three Wise Monkeys)
No good comes from hurrying.
- Yiddish Proverb
You Create Your Own Reality.
- Anonymous
Anger is like a thorn in the heart.
- Yiddish Proverb
All things at first appear difficult.
- Chinese proverb
Today is the first day of the rest of your life.
- Anonymous
Laugh when you can,
apologize when you should,
and let go of what you can't change.
Life's too short to be anything... but happy.
- Anonymous
Happiness is a choice.
- Anonymous
Where there's a will, there's a way.
- old English proverb
The truly rich are those who enjoy what they have.
- Yiddish Proverb
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
- Anonymous
Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.
- Swedish Proverb
We Can Do It!
- WW II US Government Poster
This is my wish for you:
Comfort on difficult days,
Smiles when sadness intrudes,
Rainbows to follow the clouds,
Laughter to kiss your lips,
Sunsets to warm your heart,
Hugs when spirits sag,
Beauty for your eyes to see,
Friendships to brighten your being,
Faith so that you can believe,
Confidence for when you doubt,
Courage to know yourself,
Patience to accept the truth,
Love to complete your life.
- Anonymous
He who takes medicine and neglects his diet
wastes the skill of his doctors.
- Chinese Proverb
Everything is a miracle,
not just the beautiful and lovely things.
- Anonymous
Sisters are different flowers from the same garden.
- Anonymous
Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge,
but he who hates correction is stupid.
- Anonymous
Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own.
- Chinese proverb
Maybe So, Maybe Not.
- Ancient Taoist Proverb
Strike while the iron is hot.
- Proverb
The grass is not always greener
on the other side of the fence.
Fences have nothing to do with it.
The grass is greenest where it is watered.
When crossing over fences, carry water with you
and tend the grass wherever you may be.
- Anonymous
If you think you are beaten, you are.
If you think you dare not, you don't.
If you'd like to win, but think you can't
It's almost a cinch you won't.
Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man;
But soon or late the man who wins is the one who thinks he can.
- Anonymous
Take time to laugh.
It is the music of the soul.
Take time to think.
It is the source of power.
Take time to play.
It is the source of perpetual youth.
Take time to read.
It is the fountain of wisdom.
Take time to pray.
It is the greatest power on Earth.
Take time to love and be loved.
It is a God-given privilege.
Take time to be friendly.
It is the road to happiness.
Take time to give.
It is too short a day to be selfish.
Take time to work.
It is the price of success.
- Anonymous
Fall seven times, stand up eight.
- Japanese Proverb
Man plans, God laughs
- Yiddish Proverb
In order to succeed, you must first be willing to fail.
- Anonymous
The key to happiness is not to have what you want
but to want what you have.
- Anonymous
Be happy for this moment.
This moment is your life.
- Anonymous
The key to happiness is having dreams.
The key to success is making your dreams come true.
- Anonymous
Slow but steady wins the race.
- Anonymous
We will be known forever by the tracks we leave.
- American Indian Proverb
It takes years to build up trust,
and only seconds to destroy it.
- Anonymous
Hard work pays off.
- Anonymous
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
- Anonymous
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
- Anonymous
May you never forget what is worth remembering,
or remember what is best forgotten.
- Anonymous
An optimist is one who makes the best
of what he gets the worst of.
- Anonymous
Failing to plan is planning to fail.
- Anonymous
Better late than never.
- Proverb
A life lived in fear is a life half lived.
- Anonymous
To the world you may be one person,
but to one person you may be the world.
- Anonymous (attributed to Bill Wilson, Brandi Snyder and others)
Yesterday is history,
tomorrow is a mystery.
Today is a gift.
That is why it is called Present.
- Anonymous
Never stop dreaming.
- Anonymous
Examine what is said, not him who speaks.
- Arabian Proverb
If you want to be happy,
put your effort into controlling the sail, not the wind.
- Anonymous
If you understand, things are just as they are;
if you do not understand, things are just as they are.
- Zen Proverb
You cannot soar with eagles when you are running with ducks.
- Anonymous
Watch your thoughts, for they become words.
Watch your words, for they become actions.
Watch your actions, for they become habits.
Watch your habits, for they become character.
Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.
- Anonymous
A coincidence is a small miracle in which
God chooses to remain anonymous.
- Anonymous
Bad habits are like a comfortable bed,
easy to get into, but hard to get out of.
- Proverb
Carpe Diem (Seize the day)
- Latin Proverb
Every dog has his day.
- Proverb
Habits are cobwebs at first, cables at last.
- Chinese proverb
Don't quit.
- Anonymous
Don't ever give up.
- Anonymous
Experience is the best teacher.
- Proverb
Good things come in small packages.
- old proverb
Life may not be the party we hoped for,
but while we are here we might as well dance.
- Anonymous
Be not afraid of growing slowly,
be afraid only of standing still.
- Chinese Proverb
You can, when you believe you can.
- Anonymous
Actions speak louder than words.
- Proverb
Free will is not the liberty to do whatever one likes,
but the power of doing whatever one sees ought to be done,
even in the very face of otherwise overwhelming impulse.
There lies freedom, indeed.
- Anonymous
Laughter is the best medicine.
- Anonymous
All the darkness of the world cannot
extinguish the light of a single candle,
yet one candle can illuminate all the darkness.
- Jewish Hanukah Prayer
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