~Poems, Quotes, & Sayings~
~Special thanks to Jennifer, Janie, and Kristin for the many quotes that are on here~
If you have any other poems, quotes, or sayings that could go on this page, please e-mail them to me. Thanks!
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"Come home with your shield...or
on it."
-Old Spartan Saying
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Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a
mystery, today is a gift: that's why we call it
"The Present."
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You never lose by loving, you always lose by holding back.
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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.
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"If you want something you've never had, you just might have to do something you've never done."
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"The meaning of life is to give
life meaning."
-Ken Hudgins
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"I never think of the future, it
comes soon enough."
-Albert Einstein
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"Man is born free, and everywhere
he is in chains"
-Jean Jacques Rousseau
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"You can't hold a man down without
staying down with him."
-Booker T. Washington
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"That old law about 'an eye for an
eye' leaves everybody blind."
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
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"Real generosity is doing
something nice for someone who'll never find it out."
-Frank A. Clark
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A water bearer in India had two large
pots, each hung on each end of a
pole which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a
crack in it, and
while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full
portion of water at
the end of the long walk from the stream to the masters house,
the cracked
pot arrived only half full. For a full two years this went on
daily, with the bearer
delivering only one and a
half pots full of water in his masters house. Of course, the
perfect pot was
proud of its accomplishments, perfect to the end for which it was
made. But
the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and
miserable that
it was able to accomplish only half of what it had been made to
do. After
two years of what it perceived to be a bitter failure, it spoke
to the water bearer
one day by the stream. "I am ashamed of myself, and I want
to apologize
to you."
"Why?" asked the bearer. "What are you ashamed of?"
"I have been able, for these past two years, to deliver only
half my load
because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the
way back
to your masters house. Because of my flaws, you have to do all of
this work,
and you don't get full value from your efforts." the pot
said.
The water bearer felt sorry for the old cracked pot and in his
compassion, he said, "As we return to the masters house, I
want you to notice the
beautiful flowers along the path."
Indeed, as they went up the hill, the old cracked pot took notice
of the
sun warming the beautiful wild flowers on the side of the path,
and this
cheered it some. But at the end of the trail, it still felt bad
because it had
leaked out half its load, and so again the Pot apologized to the
bearer for its failure.
The bearer said to the pot, "Did you notice that there were
flowers only
on your side of your path, but not on the other pots side? That's
because I
have always known about your flaw, and I took advantage of it. I
planted
flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we
walk back from the
stream, you've watered them. For two years I have been able to
pick these
beautiful flowers to decorate my masters
table. Without you being just the way you are, he would not have
this
beauty to grace his house."
Each of us has our own unique flaws. We're all cracked pots. In
Gods
great economy, nothing goes to waste. Don't be afraid of your
flaws.
Acknowledge them, and you too can be the cause of beauty. Know
that in
our weakness, we find our strength.
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Angel
Came across a clearing one day,
and by the falls there sat,
a lonely figure, whom I had never met,
And then I noticed,
she carried tired wings,
so I wondered,
what this angel brings,
Into her eyes I stared,
and saw three emotions,
sadness, faith and love,
empty with no devotion,
So I asked this kindred spirit,
what is that I see?
and softly she replied,
these are reflections of you in me,
Silently I began to cry,
realizing how lonely I am,
where am I going?
better yet... where have I been?
And there I stood staring,
trying to look past my tears,
and her soft lips smiled,
casting away all my fears,
And as a spring's cold drops,
refreshes a dying flower,
her tender love,
gave me strength and power,
So there she sat,
her job was done,
she gave me faith again,
and my heart she had won,
How am I to tell her,
or even think of a way,
for I know she must go,
but I'd give my life for her to stay,
But I am gratefull,
for I was blessed,
to have ever seen an angel,
is more than I've ever asked,
So many sleepless nights,
will I have to endure,
wishing to see her again,
craving for just once more,
A heartfelt desire,
to hug and kiss her everywhere,
a yearning inside,
to run my fingers through her hair,
So forever must I dream,
of my encounter so new,
and forever must I feel,
love for her so rare and true,
and as she rose upright,
spreading her wings,
preparing to take flight,
emotions so true is what made me scream,
I yelled out, NO! Don't go!
for I am sure to die,
here take my heart and soul,
and promise me to never leave my side,
For sacred being so kind and true,
you have given me life and will,
and now my heart beats for you,
so please stay... say you will,
She turned and hugged me,
her wings wrapping my trembling body,
and there I couldn't believe,
that an angel was hugging me,
So to this day I always say,
___________ -I love you-,
and the magic grows each day,
thank you dear angel - so kind and true.
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Written with a pen
sealed with a kiss
if u love me,
please answer me this:>
Do you love me,
or do you not?
you told me once but I forgot,
so tell me now and tell me true,
so I can tell you............I love you
Of all the girls I've
ever met,
you are the one I won't forget.
And if I die before you do,
I'll go to heaven and wait for you.
If you are not there on judgement day,
I'll know you went the other way,
I'll give the angels back their wings,
and risk the loss of everything,
just to prove my love is true,
I'll go to hell to be with you."
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I wish I was what I was when I wished I was what I am.
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A friend is like a flower,
a rose to be exact,
Or maybe like a brand new gate
that never comes unlatched.
A friend is like an owl,
both beautiful and wise.
Or perhaps a friend is like a ghost,
whose spirit never dies.
A friend is like those blades of grass
you can never mow,
standing straight, tall, and proud
in a perfect little row.
A friend is like a heart that goes
strong until the end.
Where would we be in this world
if we didn't have a friend.
- Diana Mitev
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Best Friends are like Diamonds,
Precious and Rare..
False Friends are like Leaves...Found Every Where..
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I hold in my hands
a box of gold
With a secret inside
that has never been told.
The box is priceless
but as I see,
The treasure inside
is far more precious to me.
Today I share
this treasure with thee ,
It's the treasure of friendship
You've given to me! :)
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In a friendship
We're free to expose,
Parts of ourselves
Nobody else knows.
But the thing that sustains it
And sets it apart,
Is not something spoken
It's a bond of the heart.
True friends are rare
In a lifetime two or three,
I'm so glad it happened
Between you and me!
-Author Unknown
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SIMPLE FRIENDS AND REAL FRIENDS
Anyone can stand by you when you are right, but a real friend
will stand by you even
when you are wrong...
A simple friend identifies himself when he calls.
A real friend doesn't have to.
A simple friend opens a conversation with a full news bulletin on
his life.
A real friend says, "What's new with you?"
A simple friend thinks the problems you whine about are recent.
A real friend says, "You've been whining about the same
thing for 14 years. Get off your
duff and do something about it."
A simple friend has never seen you cry.
A real friend has shoulders soggy from your tears.
A simple friend doesn't know your parents' first names.
A real friend has their phone numbers in his address book.
A simple friend brings a bottle of wine to your party.
A real friend comes early to help you cook and stays late to help
you clean
A simple friend hates it when you call after he has gone to bed.
A real friend asks you why you took so long to call.
A simple friend seeks to talk with you about your problems.
A real friend seeks to help you with your problems.
A simple friend wonders about your romantic history.
A real friend could blackmail you with it.
A simple friend, when visiting, acts like a guest
A real friend opens your refrigerator and helps himself.
A simple friend thinks the friendship is over when you have an
argument.
A real friend knows that it's not a friendship until after you've
had an argument.
A simple friend expects you to always be there for them.
A real friend expects to always be there for you!
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"Love sought is good, but given
unsought is better."
-Shakespeare
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"Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them." -Eeyore
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"Quiet times are often the loudest." -Pooh
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"To know that at least one life has breathed easier, because you have lived, this is to have succeeded."
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"Every man dies, not every man
really lives."
-Mel Gibson in "Braveheart"
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"An optimist wakes up in the
morning and says, 'Good morning God.'
Pessimists wake up and say, 'Good god it's morning.' "
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"We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly."
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"Never look down on someone unless
you're helping him up."
-Jesse Jackson
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"Desire is a trap."
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"To the world you may be just one person, but to just one person you may be the world."
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"The best and most wonderful
things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be
felt with the heart."
-Helen Keller
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"One of the hardest things in life
is having words in your heart that you can't utter."
-James Earl Jones
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"Gravity is not responsible for
people falling in love."
-Albert Einstein
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"Without dreams, life would be
intolerable"
-Anatole France
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"Laugh and the world laughs with
you; weep and you weep alone."
-Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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"The only way to have a friend is
to be one."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"Don't lead me; I may not follow.
Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Walk beside me and be my
friend."
-Anonymous line quoted by Jacqueline Bissett
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"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
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"No one can make you feel inferior
without your consent."
-Eleanor Roosevelt
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"It is not the answer that
enlightens, but the question."
-Eugene Ionesco
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"Experience is a hard teacher; she
gives the test first, the lesson afterwards."
-Anonymous
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"Even the highest towers begin
from the ground."
-Chinese saying
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"People who drink to drown their
sorrow should be told that sorrow knows how to swim."
-Ann Landers
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"Please all, and you will please
no one."
-Aesop
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"Give man a fish, and you feed him
for a day; teach a man to fish- and you feed him for a lifetime."
-Native American saying
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"In this world there are only two
tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is
getting it."
-Oscar Wilde
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"We have two ears, but only one
mouth so that we may listen more and talk less."
-Zeno
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"Be careful of toes you step on, they could be connected to the ass you have to kiss later."
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"Some pursue happiness- others
create it."
-Anonymous
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"The final mystery is oneself."
-Oscar Wilde
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"Without my friends the day is
dark but in their company, the night is luminous."
-Moses Ibn ezra
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"Beauty lies in the eyes of the
beholder."
-Shakespeare
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"This may sound selfish, but I
hope I die before you my love, because I never want to know the
pain of what it's like living without you."
-Anonymous
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"Love is the sweetest of dreams
and the worst of nightmares."
-Shakespeare
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"Within you, I lose myself.
Without you, I find myself wanting to be lost again."
-Anonymous
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"If you don't stand for something you'll fall for anything."
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"If it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be, but as it isn't, it ain't."
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