Beautiful Quotes 60 to be exact~

1)“Stay” is a charming word in a friend’s vocabulary. Louisa May Alcott


2)If you can find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded. Maya Angelou

3) Nobody minds having what is too good for them. Jane Austen

4)When an opinion is general, it is usually correct. Jane Austen

5)Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a growing up. James Baldwin

6)Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. James Baldwin

7)It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. William Blake

8)Men judge us by the success of our efforts. God looks at the efforts themselves. Charlotte Bronte

9)Look twice before you leap. Charlotte Bronte

10)If I could I would always work in silence and obscurity, and let my efforts be known by their results. Emily Bronte

11)Reading is important—read between the lines. Don’t swallow everything. Gwendolyn Brooks

12)Books succeed, and lives fail. Elizabeth Barrett Browning

13)A woman’s always younger than a man of equal years. Elizabeth Barrett Browning

14)Where there is great love, there are always wishes. Willa Cather

15)Give people a new word and they think they have a new fact. Willa Cather

16)Advice is like snow—the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks

into the mind. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

17)A word is dead when it is said, some say, I say it just begins to live that day. Emily Dickinson

18)Without a struggle, there can be no progress. Frederick Douglass

19)A little learning, indeed, may be a dangerous thing, but the want of learning is a calamity to any people. Frederick Douglas

20)Oh, how with more than dreams the soul is torn, ere sleep comes down to soothe the weary eyes. Paul Lawrence Dunbar

21)Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love. George Eliot

22)It is never too late to be what you might have been. George Eliot

23)The ancestor of every action is a thought .Ralph Waldo Emerson

24)Books are for nothing but to inspire. Ralph Waldo Emerson

25)This is the way the world ends; not with a bang, but a whimper. T. S. Eliot

26)The end of wisdom is to dream high enough to lose the dream in the seeking of it.William Faulkner

27)I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.Earnest Hemingway

28)In three words I can sum up everything I have learned about life: it goes on. Robert Frost

29)Never be afraid to sit a while and think. Lorraine Hansberry

30)The thing that makes you exceptional, if you are at all, is inevitably that which must also make you lonely. Lorraine Hansberry

31)I love sleep. My life has a tendency to fall apart when I am awake, you know? Ernest Hemingway

32)Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly. Langston Hughes

33)It is from the blues that all that may be called American music derives its most distinctive characteristics. James Weldon Johnson

34)Get busy living, or get busy dying. Stephen King

35)Borrow trouble for yourself, if that’s your nature, but don’t lend it to your neighbors’ .Rudyard Kipling

36)The one thing that does not abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience. Harper Lee

37)Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing. Harper Lee

38)The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time. Jack London

39)For whatever is truly wondrous and fearful in man, never yet was put into words or books. Herman Melville

40)What difference does it make if the thing you are scared of is real or not? Toni Morrison

Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past. George Orwell

41)Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. George Orwell

42)I have great faith in fools. My friends call it self-confidence. Edgar Allen Poe

43)A fool thinks himself wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool. William Shakespeare

44)This above all: to thine own self be true William Shakespeare

45)It is not in the stars to hold our destiny, but in ourselves. William Shakespeare

46)No one wants advice—only corroboration. John Steinbeck

47)Ours is not to reason why, ours is but to do or die. Alfred Lord Tennyson

48)Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. Alfred Lord Tennyson

49)Somebody’s boring me. I think it’s me. Dylan Thomas

50)Goodness is the only investment that never fails. Henry David Thoreau

51)Books are thee treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations. Henry David Thoreau

53)It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them.

Mark Twain

54)If we’d stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time. Edith Wharton

55)I have learned that to be with those I like is enough. Walt Whitman

56)Experience is one thing that you can’t get for nothing. Oscar Wilde

57)No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow. Alice Walker

58)Being happy is not the only happiness. Alice Walker

59)A sure way for one to lift himself up is by helping lift someone else. Booker T. Washington

60)The impulse to dream was slowly beaten out of me by experience. Now it surged up again and I hungered for books, new ways of looking and seeing. Richard Wright

We often forget to be slow to speak

Quotes on life

Insecurities - Un-healthy for realationships

WHY DO MEN GET JEALOUS? Whatever form a man's jealousy takes, the root cause is always the same: insecurity. There may even be a connection between male jealousy and infidelity, says psychologist Gladeana McMahon. 'Men aren't so sure these days about who they're supposed to be. Should they be the provider, or an equal partner? This uncertainty breeds insecurity and, in turn, jealousy. 'Some jealous men may have problems entering into a monogamous relationship because they find it too scary to commit to one person - what if it goes wrong, or she lets him down?'So these men split their emotions. They can be insanely jealous of their partner, but being unfaithful to her provides, they think, the emotional security of not putting all their relationship eggs in one basket.' _______________________________________WHAT ARE THE WARNING SIGNS?• If he grew up around infidelity. 'If he saw his parents cheating on each other, he may have grown up thinking that's what people do, and be carrying a great deal of mistrust,' says Gladeana.• If he's been cheated on. He may well be asking why he should trust you if he was so badly hurt before.• If he has a poor self-image. If he doesn't believe he's worth much, then he's always going to question why you stay with him - and whether you'll continue to.• If you're more successful or more highly paid than him. A common jealousy trigger, as it strikes at the core of every man's sense of his own status. Glance at any celebrity magazine and it's clear how the relationships between famous women and not-so-famous men have a habit of hurtling towards the rocks, usually amid tales of the man's jealous outbursts. Exhibit A: Jennifer Lopez's short-lived marriage to choreographer Cris Judd, punctuated by tales of the groom's jealous tantrums. ______________________________________Many women misread the signs when entering into a relationship with a jealous man, interpreting his possessive behavior as caring, even romantic. Others may choose to ignore the jealous outbursts, or try to anticipate or avoid the situations which spark them off. This, says Gladeana, is a major mistake. 'You must never back out of dealing with his jealousy in the hope it will go away - it won't,' she says. 'But by learning the right way to tackle it, he'll soon come to know that as soon as he starts suffering pangs, you'll always notice and won't let him get away with it.' ______________________________________HOW TO HANDLE A JEALOUS GUY1. Recognise it as a problem - both of you.2. Make a commitment. Him: that he genuinely wants to change his behavior and will work at it with your help. You: that you won't change your behavior to accommodate his. Never stop doing things to 'keep your partner happy.' He'll just find other things to get jealous about.3. Look for the reasons for the jealousy. It always comes down to an insecurity about one thing or another...but what? Perhaps his self-esteem needs building up - he may not feel, at heart, that he is loveable and his jealousy may be a way of testing this. You need to talk together about how the jealousy manifests itself and discuss how you'll deal with it when it next happens.4. Work out a 'jealousy code'. This is a sign, either a word or a gesture, agreed on and known only to you two, that either of you can use when jealousy is becoming a problem. It acts like a sort of 'time out' in difficult situations and signals for you to help each other.5. Don't pamper him. 'Changing your behavior to try and avoid jealousy is an example of pampering and never cures the problem. What does is encouraging him that he's doing well in trying to deal with it and that you recognise how difficult it is for him,' says Gladeana. Never, ever say that the jealousy is acceptable. Support him, but never collude with him.6. Get help. Jealousy is one of the most frequent problems brought to relationships counselors....

Saying you don't need a man:

I don't need a man. One of the biggest lies we women tell ourselves. Yet we fuss and fight over one. Yet we buy the cutest and sexiest clothes. Yet we get our hair done and put on make up. OR do we do it for ourselves? It's not about being desperate, it's about acknowledging that you need a man in your life BUT you will accept one when you are 1) ready 2) he is ready 3) he is finally who God wants you to have. 4) love comes unconditionally, untethered to his past and free to love you deeply.

How hard was that? Or are you still saying that you don't need a man? I wonder if men go so hard that they say that they don't need a woman?

Never thought I could fear life

Life presents us with many challenges but there is one that truly stands out as being paramount.  To live life fully and freely we have to find a way in which to face our fears and overcome them.  If we do not find our way to doing this then our fears will become a self-fulfilling prophecy.  Fear of loss is the main perpetrator of loss.  Fear of not being loved is the main cause of not feeling loved.

How was I such a willful powerful nothing shakes me type of teenage girl but now I'm a women and fear everything? 

You'll make it through..

The more dirt you’ve been through the bigger the scar and the more hurt you’ve been through, the bigger you are, and we'll see what is bigger than what you figure you are. We're all part of the plan, and try to stay at the right side of the fence. With the devil riding your sins; you can remember... sometimes, that's all you can remember, but it won't always be as cold as December. As dark comes to an end, don’t forget to give thanks for word of God. It’s always true... have faith.

Who is she?

 She’s the girl that believes that what comes around goes around. The one that hopes for a better day. The one that won’t give up on you. She’s the girl that’s unlike the rest. The one that spent her days smiling, and her nights crying. She’s the girl that would love to be loved. The one that looks so damn strong, but feels so weak. She’s the girl that picks herself up every time she falls.  And she‘ll be okay. She really will. She’s tough…and She deserves to be happy.

BAD DAY OR BAD LIFE???

“Maybe you don’t like your job, maybe you didn’t get enough sleep. Well, nobody likes their job, nobody got enough sleep. Maybe you just had the worst day of your life, but you know, there’s no escape and there’s no excuse, so just suck it up and be nice.” - Ani DiFranco ‘Pixie’
Don’t let a bad day make you feel like you have  bad life. Without bad days, how would you be able to know what a good day is like? You have to believe that when things are bad, You can change them. So be grateful about your bad day, it means that a good day is just around the corner. Com’on SMILE :)

a Pen and Paper

Do you realize how beautiful it is to have a pen and paper?

Even if you feel no one listens to you even if you feel that you can read to someone and they would just fall asleep...

At least if you have your pen and paper you have freedom.

The freedom to talk to speak to yell to cry to feel to smile to laugh and it can bring you peace... it brings you joy!

a Pen and Paper

Oh joy it's better then any little 'ol toy!

I still remember sitting in my window seal legs up paper on my lap ..the pen gracing those pages as my radio blared the latest music. Oldies of course :-)

Those days seem so far away but for a moment as I write I can feel that link ... the link between me and that little girl. I was so young precious and had the biggest imagination - full of hope big dreams and still to this day I find myself having that big 'ol heart believing the best in everything ... in everyone.

In-maturity is pouring gas on a fire and watching it burn. Maturity is walking hand-in-hand when you don't see eye-to-eye.

Stand up to Manipulators

A person with successful boundaries has to stand up to manipulators. Manipulators are often charming people, but their intent is to produce enough guilt with their accusations and threats that we back off. They say things like, "If you loved me you wouldn't do that", "That's not very Christian", "You are really selfish". What are some of the things manipulators have said to you to get you to back off?

You can say that God doesn't exist - as for me

I would rather live my life as if there is a God, and die to find out there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't a God, and die to find out there is.

I’ll finally be able to hold on

“I don’t know how to hold on..to anything. In the end, I always end up letting go because I’m scared. But why am I scared? What am I scared of? I’m pretty sure once I find the answers to those questions, I’ll finally be able to hold on.”
Sometimes you meet certain people that can touch your soul in certain ways most people can’t. But you have to let them go because you realize that it just isn’t the best time in your life for them to come. It seems like you meet the perfect people just when you can’t handle them.

Give God the Glory!

I'm looking back at life: how it was. I see that I was right where I was... right where I was supposed to be WITH God in my heart, and the devil close to me. He chose me to be an example to us all, and even if you stagger, you aren’t going to fall. Well even if you fall down, you get back up. Whatever you think it is, it isn’t that rough cause there's going to be a time when enough is enough! You get up cause you're fed up, straight up, call the devil a bluff cause, hey, God is the glory: I've been through it in his lies, waiting to be saved by me... TELL ' MY STORY!

Love it :)

Love is complicated. Love is sublime. Love is an addiction. Love is one of a kind.
I love you takes 3 seconds to say, 3 hours to explain & a lifetime to prove 
The way you treat people is a direct reflection of how you TRULY feel about yourself!

Let God handle it for you...

Throughout life people will make you mad, disrespect you and treat you bad. Let God deal with the things they do, cause hate in your heart will consume you.

Belief

Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it.Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many.Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books.Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders.Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations.But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it

Verses on God’s Guidance

Psalm 73:24-26 (NIV) You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory. [25] Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. [26] My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 25:4-5 (NIV) Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths; [5] guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.