Do not underestimate the power of a kind word, or a few simple words of encouragement. Quite often, it is all that we need to get us through a bad patch, or the bad spot we are in. A timely word can open up a new perspective, and help change our attitude, mood, and maybe turn our world around.
I hope the following selections of aphorisms will nudge you along life’s journey, in your moment of doubt, when you most needed it.
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If you are the master, be sometimes blind; if you are the servant, be sometimes deaf. - R. Buckminster Fuller
There is no place more delightful than one’s own fireplace. - Marcus Tullius Cicero
Don’t wrestle with pigs; you get dirty and they enjoy it. - Unknown
Until you are broken, you do not know what you are made of. - Unknown
There is no sense in crying over spilt milk. Why bewail what is done and cannot be recalled? - Sophocles
Deliberate with caution, but act with decision; and yield with graciousness, or oppose with firmness. - Charles Hole
The one whose judgment counts most in your life is the one staring back in the mirror. - Unknown
Concern should drive us into action, not into a depression. - Karen Horney
Work for a cause, not applause. Live life to express, not to impress. Don’t strive to make your presence noticed. just make your absence felt. - Unknown
Speak not against anyone whose burden you have not weighed yourself. - Marion Zimmer Bradley
The one of few desires is the happiest. The one who knows contentment is very rich and honoured. - Unknown
It is always wise to look ahead, but sometimes it is difficult to look farther than we can see. - Winston Churchill
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