There are two ways of spreading light: To be the candle or the mirror that receives it.
Edith Wharton

THOUGHTS

The supreme happiness in life is the conviction that we are loved.
Victor Hugo

Never part without loving words to think of during your absence. It may be that you will not meet again in life.
Jean Paul Richter

Life isn't a matter of milestones but of moments.
Rose Kennedy

If you want your children to turn out well, spend twice as much time with them and half as much money on them.
Abigail Van Buren

To understand your parents' love you must raise children yourself.
Chinese proverb

The most lasting honors of all are those which your own family bestows on you.
O.A. Battista

The country clubs, the cars, the boats,
Your assets may be ample,
But the best inheritance
You can leave your kids
Is to be a good example.
Barry Spilchuk

It's kind of fun to do the impossible!
Walt Disney

A true friend is the greatest of all blessings and the one which we take the least thought to acquire.
Francois, Duc de La Rochefoucald

Persons thankful for little things are certain to be the ones with much to be thankful for.
Frank Clark

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.
Beverly Sills

If I could wish for my life to be perfect, it would be tempting but I would have to decline, for life would no longer teach me anything.
Allyson Jones

Remember, we all stumble, everyone of us. That's why it's a comfort to go hand in hand.
Emily Kimbrough

When faced with a decision... decide.
When faced with a choice... choose.
Sitting on the fence will leave you too tense
Because you neither win nor lose.
Barry Spilchuk

Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside while we live.
Norman Cousins

The greatest weakness of most humans is their hesitancy to tell others how much they love them while they're still alive.
O. A. Battista

Children reinvent your world for you.
Susan Sarandon

A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.
Hugh Downs

You live longer once you realize that any time spent being unhappy is wasted.
Ruth E. Renkl

Four things to learn in life:
To think clearly without hurry or confusion;
To love everybody sincerely;
To act in everything with the highest motives;
To trust God unhesitatingly.
Helen Keller

If you have one true friend you have more than your share.
Thomas Fuller

Being considerate of others will take you further in life than any college degree.
Marian Wright Edelman

If you want happiness
For an hour.... take a nap
For a day... go fishing
For a month.... get married
For a year... inherit a fortune
For a lifetime... help someone else.
Chinese Proverb

Kindness is the inability to remain at ease in the presence of another person who is ill at ease, the inability to remain comfortable in the presence of another who is uncomfortable, the inability to have peace of mind when one's neighbor is troubled.
Rabbi Samuel H. Holdenson

When you come to the edge of all the light you know, and are about to step off into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing one of two things will happen: There will be something solid to stand on or you will be taught how to fly.
Barbara J. Winter

Faith is believing in things when common sense tells you not to.
George Seaton

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