Quote for the Day

We have a Joke For the Day thread. Thought I'd start this thread for posters to add an inspiring quote they've heard or read.

Here's one to kick off:

“The more you put your arm around those that you might naturally look down on, the more you will love yourself. And the more you love yourself, the less need you’ll ever have to find fault or be better than others. And the less we all find fault or have a need to be better than others, the quicker this world becomes a far better place to live.”
 

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This makes 2 quotes for the day, but what the hell

 

" Yesterday is a cancelled cheque.Tomorrow a promissory note. TODAY is ready cash. Spend it wisely.Live in the moment."  

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 Beers. 

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him.

When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. 

He then asked the students if the jar was full. 

They agreed that it was. 

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly.

The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. 

He then asked the students again if the jar was full. 

They agreed it was. 

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar.

Of course, the sand filled up everything else. 

He asked once more if the jar was full. 

The students responded with a unanimous 'yes.' 
The professor then produced two Beers from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand.

The students laughed.. 

'Now,' said the professor as the laughter subsided, 'I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life.


The golf balls are the important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. 

The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and your car. 

The sand is everything else---the small stuff.


'If you put the sand into the jar first,' he continued, 'there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. 


The same goes for life. 


If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are important to you. 

Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.


Spend time with your children. 


Spend time with your parents. 


Visit with grandparents. 


Take time to get medical checkups. 


Take your spouse out to dinner. 


Play another 18. 


There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. 


Take care of the golf balls first---the things that really matter. 


Set your priorities. 


The rest is just sand. 


One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the Beer represented. 


The professor smiled and said, 'I'm glad you asked.' 

The Beer just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of Beers with a friend.

Please share this with someone you care about. I JUST DID! 

LIFE ISN'T ABOUT WAITING FOR THE STORM TO PASS... 
...IT'S LEARNING HOW TO DANCE IN THE RAIN


A beautiful story PlanB. Thank you.

So true Plan B, don't sweat the small stuff think of what really counts in life.

No matter how bad the stain the CIA and impeachment washing powder will get it clean.

Bill Clinton

Hilary and Monica disagree

The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending, then having the two as close together as possible.

George Burns

"Resist much,obey little"

 

Walt Whitman, "Leaves of Grass".

If humans were mind readers then a man and a woman could never coexist in harmony :)

Thats a good riddle,Riddle! lol

Man is born free; But everywhere is in chains... Rousseau.

"Mock on,mock on,Voltaire,Rousseau!

 

Lovely. lol,dont know who I'm quoting there but will find out!

Ah,twas William Blake,a poem!

 

I like Blake, "And did those feet in Ancient time,walk upon Englands pastures green"

 

La la la la,la la la la la,la la la la la la!

Actually it was the only song/hymn i liked singing in Church,as a young teen.

You should get last might of the proms out on video 

I like this one   "an enemy is someone whose story you haven't heard"

I must have a lot of enemies then kika! lol

But i like that!thank you!

“What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.”  

- Thoreau 

 

“I took a test in Existentialism. I left all the answers blank and got 100.” 
Woody Allentags: existentialismhumoruncertainty417 people liked itlike 

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