Self reliance is a tricky subject to quote. Do you rely ONLY on yourself to get things done right? Or do you allow other people to help you, since it may be a necessary part of their own progression to do so? Read on….
1. The best things in life must come by effort from within, not by gifts from the outside. -Fred Corson
Here’s 13 quick quotes about aging:
1. When your friends begin to flatter you on how young you look, it’s a sure sign you’re getting old. -Mark Twain (1835-1910)
2. Change excites me. I am fifty years old. It’s when the mind catches up with the body. -Raquel Welch
3. What a man knows at fifty that he did not know at twenty is for the most part incommunicable. -Adlai E. Stevenson (1900-1965)
I am the most “wrong” person I know.
I make mistakes all the time. And I admit it.
Life gets pretty hard sometimes. Often, it is hard to stay positive. There are so many things that you have to worry about. You need to make sure that you can pay the bills on time. You need to make sure that your kids are doing well in school. You need to make sure that you get everything done that you need to at work. You need to be nice to your boss. And this is just the tip of the iceberg. But, with so many problems, people still want to stay happy and positive. Here are 8 tips to keep you thinking how the grass is greener on your side.
1) Fake a smile
You know the old saying, “fake it ’til you make it”? Well, that is true here, sometimes, you just need to tell yourself to be happy in order to be happy. Smiling can help you do that. When people see you smile, they are going to treat you like you are a happy person―and you’ll begin to be a happier person.
These acceptance quotes will tell you a lot about finding peace with the way things are. I know you’ll like them:
1) No person can like all, or be liked by all. -German Proverb
Part of living a fulfilling life involves taking risks…even when it’s uncomfortable. These 32 Risk Quotes illustrate it better than I can:
1. To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself. -Soren Kierkegaard
2. Progress always involves risks. You can’t steal second base and keep your foot on first. -Frederick B. Wilcox
These 24 tolerance quotes are very thought-provoking. They should help you determine if you have enough of this virtue or not: (I like #9)
1. The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority. -Ralph W. Sockman
2. In the practice of tolerance, one’s enemy is the best teacher. -Dalai Lama
3. It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -Aristotle
