Nature Songs and Quotes~~~~


Collecting Others' Words





Quotes which I happen across and they have some special significant meaning for me ... Most are from clippings saved throughout the years.

Quotes by Persons Unknown to Me.

If you should reconize any of the following quotes and know who may have said it, or where it originated, please email me and let me know so that it can be corrected given the credit.


Listed in no certain order:


Age doesn't always bring wisdom. Sometimes age comes alone.


Life not only begins at forty, it begins to show.


Just when I was getting used to yesterday, along came today.


"Maybe the best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch and swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had."



"The most incredible feats are often accomplished by those who have had the most incredible challenges"


"A snowflake is a very fragile thing, by itself.... but just look what happens when they stick together!"


"To handle yourself, use your head; To handle others, use your heart."


"Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people."


Inside some of us is a thin person struggling to get out,but she can usually be sedated with a few pieces of chocolate cake.


Can it be a mistake that "STRESSED" is "DESSERTS" spelled backwards?


Seen it all, done it all, can't remember most of it.


Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't.


Despite the high cost of living, have you noticed how it remains so popular?


Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.


"Anger is only one letter short of danger. If someone betrays you once, it is his fault; If he betrays you twice, it is your fault."


"He, who loses money, loses much; He, who loses a friend, loses much more; He, who loses faith, loses all."


"Beautiful young people are accidents of nature"


"Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself."


“"Time stays long enough for anyone who will use it."


“Don't worry about knowing people - just make yourself worth knowing.”


“When you ask how someone's doing - wait to listen to the answer.”


"Many people will walk in and out of your life. But only true friends will leave footprints in your heart."


“Pick your friends, but never pick them to pieces!”


“A good friend is one who keeps up with you - but never looks down on you.”


“Deal with the faults of your friends as gently as if they were your own.”


“The reason a dog is everyone's friend is that he wags his tail and not his tongue.”


The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place, but also to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.


“Anyone can give advice, but a real friend will lend a helping hand.”


“The best possession you can have is a true friend.”


"A flatterer is a man who tells you your opinion and not his own."


"Compliments were made for strangers, not for friends."



Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.


Insanity is my only means of relaxation.


Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.


Blessed are those who hunger and thirst, for they are sticking to their diets.


Life is an endless struggle full of frustrations and challenges, but eventually you find a hairstylist you like.


You're getting old when you get the same sensation from a rocking chair that you once got from a roller coaster.


Perhaps you know why women over fifty don't have babies; they would put them down somewhere and forget where they left them.


One of life's mysteries is how a two pound box of candy can make you gain five pounds.


God put me on earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now I am so far behind, I will live forever.


It's frustrating when you know all the answers, but nobody bothers to ask you the questions.


If you can remain calm, you just don't have all the facts.


Stress reducer; Put a bag on your head. Mark it "closed for remodeling". *Caution - leave air holes.


I finally got my head together, and my body fell apart.


There cannot be a crisis this week; my schedule is already full.


Time may be a great healer, but it's also a lousy beautician.


The best way to forget all your troubles is to wear tight shoes.


Brain cells come and brain cells go, but fat cells live forever.


The nice part of living in a small town is that when I don't know what I'm doing, someone else does.


The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight, because by then your body and your fat are really good friends.


Sometimes I think I understand everything, then I regain consciousness.


If at first you don't succeed, see if the loser gets anything.


You don't stop laughing because you grow old; you grow old because you stop laughing.


I don't mind the rat race, but I could do with a little more cheese.


Amazing! You just hang something in your closet for a while and it shrinks two sizes.


It is bad to suppress laughter; it goes back down and spreads to your hips.

Age is important only if you're cheese.


The only time a woman wishes she were a year older is when she is expecting a baby.


Freedom of the press means no-iron clothes.


To List of famous quotes listed in alphabetical order.








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