Wise Sayings

From a poem by Maya Angelou:

"...I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.

I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.

I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life.

I've learned that making a living; is not the same thing as making a life.

I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance.

I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back.

I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.

I've learned that even with I have pains, I don't have to be one.

I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.

I've learned that I still have a lot to learn.

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."

~If I could be anyone in the world, I would be myself, because I know who I am and how I act, so I wouldn't have to act like someone I'm not.~ (Kind of confusing, but it makes sense if you think about it.)

~Why be like everyone else if you can be different?~ -Carly H.

~The minute you start to wonder what you will do if you lose, you have lost.~ -Shultz

~You get credit for what you finish, not for what you start.~ -Anonymous

~ War doesn't determine who's right, war determines who's left.~ -?

The following Wise Sayings are all taken from the book Illusions, by Richard Bach.

~Learning is finding out what you already know. Doing is demonstrating that you know it. Teaching is reminding others that they know it just as well as you. You are all learners, doers, teachers.~

~The simplest questions are the most profound. Where were you born? Where is your home? Where are you going? What are you doing? Think about these once in a while, and watch your answers change.~

~Don't turn away from possible futures before you're certain you don't have anything to learn from them. You're always free to change your mind and choose a different future, or a different past.~

~There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its hands. You seek problems because you needs their gifts.~

~The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life. Rarely do members of one family grow up under the same roof.~

~You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.~

~If you will practice being fictional for a while, you will understand that fictional characters are sometimes more real than people with bodies and heartbeats.~

~Your conscience is the measure of the honesty of your selfishness. Listen to it carefully.~

~In order to live freely and happily, you must sacrifice boredom. It is not always an easy sacrifice.~

~The mark of your ignorance is the depth of your belief in injustice and tragedy. What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly.~

~"Everything in this book may be wrong"~

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