Compromise Quotes
These compromise quotes were originally meant to be focused on “getting along” with another person, but (mostly) all I could find were ones that meant “coming to an agreement”. For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else. -Ralph Waldo Emerson Compromise, if not the […]
Complaining Quotes
Do you complain a lot? These “complaining quotes” will give you so much to think about, it just might cure you of all your complaints. When any fit of gloominess, or perversion of mind, lays hold upon you, make it a rule not to publish it by complaints. -Samuel Johnson If you have time to […]
Commitment Quotes
These commitment quotes should give you a little push to re-commit: Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach. -Tom Robbins There’s a difference between interest and commitment. When you’re interested in doing something, you do it only when circumstance permit. When you’re committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results. […]
Clever Quotes
Clever quotes…or rather, quotations about cleverness…are worth reading for a little wisdom boost. I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a single word of what I am saying. -Oscar Wilde It is great cleverness to know when to conceal one’s cleverness. -Francois de la Rochefoucauld Cleverness is not wisdom. -Euripides Cleverness is serviceable […]
Ten Motivational Quotes by Famous Authors
Guest post by Alisa Gilbert When I think about motivational quotes, I often seek out some of my favorite authors. I figure if I need a good quote to help me get motivated to accomplish some important task or to get started on a project that has been intimidating me for some time, then I […]
New Years Quotes
These New Years quotes should remind us of our yearly human need to forget our short-comings of the previous year, and to look forward with a brightness of hope for the new year ahead…a clean slate. An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure […]
Circumstances Quotes
Take a few moments to enjoy these quotes about circumstances. I think you’ll be surprised at how many of them you’ll like: Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him to himself. -James Allen Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal. Prepare yourself in every way you can […]
The Anvil of God’s Word
The Anvil of God’s Word Last eve I paused beside a blacksmith’s door, And heard the anvil ring the vesper chime; Then looking in, I saw upon the floor, Old hammers worn with beating years of time. “How many anvils have you had,” said I, “To wear and batter all these hammers so?” “Just one,” […]