quotes on lohri

If sisters were free to express how they really feel, parents would hear this: "Give me all the attention and all the toys and send Rebecca to live with Grandma." ~Linda Sunshine



If you know someone who tries to drown their sorrows, you might tell them sorrows know how to swim. ~Quoted in P.S. I Love You, compiled by H. Jackson Brown, Jr.



It often requires more courage to read some books than it does to fight a battle. ~Sutton Elbert Griggs



Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul. ~Marcus Aurelius



Idealism is what precedes experience; cynicism is what follows. ~David T. Wolf



The new year begins in a snow-storm of white vows. ~George William Curtis



Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes; but no plans. ~Peter F. Drucker



Be content to act, and leave the talking to others. ~Baltasar Gracian



The only thing that stops God from sending another flood is that the first one was useless. ~Nicholas Chamfort



Home ought to be our clearinghouse, the place from which we go forth lessoned and disciplined, and ready for life. ~Kathleen Norris



A man finds room in the few square inches of his face for the traits of all his ancestors; for the expression of all his history, and his wants. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson, Conduct of Life



Happiness and sadness run parallel to each other. When one takes a rest, the other one tends to take up the slack. ~Hazelmarie Elliott (�Mattie�)



One may have a blazing hearth in one's soul and yet no one ever come to sit by it. Passers-by see only a wisp of smoke from the chimney and continue on the way. ~Vincent Van Gogh



Marriage is good for those who are afraid to sleep alone at night. ~St. Jerome, Attack on Jovinian



Teetotallers lack the sympathy and generosity of men that drink. ~W.H. Davies



I took a deep breath and listened to the old bray of my heart. I am. I am. I am. ~Sylvia Plath



The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity. ~Seneca



The future lies before you, like paths of pure white snow. Be careful how you tread it, for every step will show. ~Author Unknown



Really, all you need to become a good knitter are wool, needles, hands, and slightly below-average intelligence. Of course, superior intelligence, such as yours and mine, is an advantage. ~Elizabeth Zimmerman



A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose timidity prevented them from making a first effort. ~Sydney Smith