Charming Gardeners
“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” – Marcel Proust
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The Worst Crisis
“Nearly every crisis seems to be the worst one, but after it’s over, it isn’t so bad.” – Harry S. Truman
Continue reading →Owning the Future
“The future doesn’t belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave.” – Ronald Reagan
Continue reading →We Hold Our Own Cup
“We have to hold our own cup. We have to dare to say: ‘This is my life, the life that is given to me, and it is this life that I have to live, as well as I can. My … Continue reading →
Giving and Receiving
“For it is in giving that we receive.” – St. Francis of Assisi
Continue reading →Handling Yourself and Others
“To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
Continue reading →Saved by God’s Mercy
“We are saved by God’s mercy, not by our merit – by Christ’s dying, not by our doing.”
Continue reading →The Sharpest Weapon
“In the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit.” – Anne Frank
Continue reading →I Forgot My Teeth
A dinner speaker was in such a hurry to get to his engagement that when he arrived and sat down at the head table, he suddenly realized that he had forgotten his false teeth. Turning to the man next to … Continue reading →
The Thankful and Unthankful Heart
“The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!” – Henry Ward Beecher
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