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We return thanks to our mother,
the earth, which sustains us.
We return thanks to the rivers and streams
which supply us with water.
We return thanks to all herbs, which furnish medicines
for the cure of our diseases.
We return thanks to the corn, and to her sisters,
the beans and squashes, which give us life.
We return thanks to the bushes and trees,
which provide us with fruit.
We return thanks to the wind,
which, moving the air, has banished diseases.
We return thanks to the moon and the stars,
which have given us their light when the sun was gone.
We return thanks to our grandfather He-no,
that he has protected his grandchildren from witches and reptiles,
and has given us his rain.
We return thanks to the sun,
that he has looked upon the earth with a beneficent eye.
Lastly, we return thanks to the Great Spirit,
in whom is embodied all goodness,
and who directs all things for the good of his children.
- Iroquois traditional
Happiness is a choice.
- Anonymous
All things at first appear difficult.
- Chinese proverb
Today is the first day of the rest of your life.
- Anonymous
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Without change, there would be no butterflies.
- Anonymous
Anger is like a thorn in the heart.
- Yiddish Proverb
Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.
- Swedish Proverb
Where there's a will, there's a way.
- old English proverb
Laugh when you can,
apologize when you should,
and let go of what you can't change.
Life's too short to be anything... but happy.
- Anonymous
Just when the caterpillar thought
the world was over, it became a butterfly.
- Anonymous
This day I will marry my friend,
the one I laugh with, live for, dream with, love.
- Anonymous
No good comes from hurrying.
- Yiddish Proverb
Love me when I least deserve it,
because that's when I really need it.
- Swedish Proverb
The truly rich are those who enjoy what they have.
- Yiddish Proverb
See no evil, Hear no evil, Speak no evil.
- Japanese pictorial maxim (the Three Wise Monkeys)
Everything is a miracle,
not just the beautiful and lovely things.
- Anonymous
He who takes medicine and neglects his diet
wastes the skill of his doctors.
- Chinese Proverb
You Create Your Own Reality.
- Anonymous
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
- Anonymous
A bird does not sing because it has an answer.
It sings because it has a song.
- Chinese Proverb
The best way to gain self-confidence
is to do what you are afraid to do.
- Anonymous
The winds of grace are always blowing;
all we need to do is raise our sails.
- Anonymous
This is my wish for you:
Comfort on difficult days,
Smiles when sadness intrudes,
Rainbows to follow the clouds,
Laughter to kiss your lips,
Sunsets to warm your heart,
Hugs when spirits sag,
Beauty for your eyes to see,
Friendships to brighten your being,
Faith so that you can believe,
Confidence for when you doubt,
Courage to know yourself,
Patience to accept the truth,
Love to complete your life.
- Anonymous
You cannot discover new oceans unless
you have the courage to lose site of the shore.
- Anonymous
Never stop dreaming.
- Anonymous
Fall seven times, stand up eight.
- Japanese Proverb
You can do anything you put your mind to.
- Anonymous
If the problem can be solved,
there is no use worrying about it.
If it can't be solved,
worrying will do no good.
- Tibetan proverb
A life lived in fear is a life half lived.
- Anonymous
Keep the Faith.
- Anonymous
Believe in yourself.
- Anonymous
Never give up.
- Anonymous
Peace is the ultimate blessing.
- Jewish traditional
He who can give thanks for little
will always find he has enough.
- Anonymous
Take risks: if you win, you will be happy;
if you lose, you will be wise.
- Anonymous
Reach for the stars.
- Anonymous
Kindness is better than piety.
- Yiddish Proverb
Diversity is the one true thing we all have in common.
Celebrate it every day.
- Anonymous
Hunker down.
- Anonymous
When God closes a door, he opens a window.
- Anonymous
Calm provides clarity. Pause to consider
the gifts you have been given,
the difference you have made
and the direction in which you are headed.
- Anonymous
When you reach the end of your rope,
tie a knot and hang on.
- Anonymous Saying
(Sometimes attributed to Franklin D. Roosevelt,
Eleanor Roosevelt, or Thomas Jefferson)
It's never too late.
- Anonymous
IF it is to be, it is up to me.
- Anonymous
The brightest stars are those who
shine for the benefit of others.
- Anonymous
Sisters are different flowers from the same garden.
- Anonymous
I wept because I had no shoes
until I met a man who had no feet.
- old Persian Proverb
Seize the day (Carpe Diem)
- ancient Roman proverb
A coincidence is a small miracle in which
God chooses to remain anonymous.
- Anonymous
Be the best that you can be.
- Anonymous
No pain, no gain.
- Anonymous
Roll with the punches.
- Anonymous
Life may not be the party we hoped for,
but while we are here we might as well dance.
- Anonymous
The first sigh of love is the last breath of wisdom.
- Anonymous
The key to happiness is not to have what you want
but to want what you have.
- Anonymous
Dance like no one is watching,
love like you'll never be hurt.
Sing like no one is listening.
Live life like it's heaven on earth.
- Anonymous (various attributions and alternate phrasings)
If you want to feel rich,
just count all of the things you have that money can't buy.
- Anonymous
It is darkest just before the dawn.
- Proverb
Follow your own star.
- Anonymous
Don't Limit Your Challenges... Challenge Your Limits.
- Anonymous
Necessity is the mother of invention.
- Proverb
Everyone should carefully observe
which way his heart draws him,
and then choose that way with all his strength.
- Hasidic Proverb
Confidence is half of victory.
- Yiddish Proverb
We are most like God when we forgive.
- Anonymous
You can, when you believe you can.
- Anonymous
Carpe Diem (Seize the day)
- Latin Proverb
If things are not as you wish,
wish them as they are.
- Yiddish Proverb
An optimist is one who makes the best
of what he gets the worst of.
- Anonymous
Everything is okay in the end.
If it's not okay, then it's not the end.
- Anonymous
The sun WILL come up tomorrow.
- Anonymous
A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams.
- Yiddish Proverb
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