What are some small phrases or quotes that you live by?

Question

I need a list of 10 for school, and so far I have 4. I normally have a lot of them, but now that I am called upon to write them down, I can't really think of any. I'm hoping your answers will jog my memory.

Answer 1

God is nothing but the fulfillment of things that lack.

Time will never allow you to be immortal, but your acts will.

It's not that beauty's everything, it's just that there's nothing without it.

Happiness is not a destination, it is a mode of travel.

Life is not a destination, it is a journey. All we take with us are memories, and all we leave behind are memories.

If it's good, it's wonderful. If it's bad, it's experience.

One loses many laughs by not laughing at oneself.

Anger is a strong emotion, and if you control it....it can become a power that can move the whole world.

What diminshes one...diminshes us all. But when a voice is raised, the whole world is lifted to that extent.

Answer 2

My aunt hung this by the wall near the door of her room. I read it when I was four, and its always been how I prefer to live life.

Desiderata

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.

Answer 3

1Faith is like a grain of mustard seed
2Seek ye first the kingdom of heaven
3God gave every green plant and fruit with seed in it; this shall be for your food
4Do unto others
5Jesus dined with a whore
6'One will come who is greater than me'
7When I come I will baptize with fire
8It's easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than a rich man to enter heaven
9It is best not to marry
10Then there will not be any lamp oil for the wedding feast**(this is true you don't want to find out; it didn't catch my attention at first)
11Seek and ye shall find
12I am the Truth
13Take up your cross and Follow Me
14Don't leave the black sheep behind
15Be ye therefore perfect
16Silence is the altar of Spirit
17The wages of sin is death
18Jesus healed the sick
19Adam and Eve heard God walking in the Garden
20The body is a temple
21Lay not your treasures where moth and rust doth corrupt
22Give all ye have to the poor
(1-22 are from Old&New Testaments)

23'I do not see how any good can come from killing my own kinsmen'(1/Text 31)
24'In the minds of those who are too attached to sense enjoyment and material opulence, and who are bewildered by such things, the resolute determination for devotional service to the Supreme Lord does not take place' (2/Text 44)
25'Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice .. and a predominant rise of irreligion-at that time I descend Myself'(Krsna speaking-4/text 7)
26'Engage your mind always in thinking of Me, become My devotee . . .Being completely absorbed in Me, surely you will come to Me.' (9/text 34)
27'Desiring such perfection one practices celibacy'(8/text 11)

(22-27 from Bhagavad Gita)

Answer 4

just because you paint the picture doesn't mean it fits the frame.

being happy doesn't mean that everything's perfect. it means that you've chosen to look beyond the imperfections.

a best friend is the one who sees you walk into a room with the biggest smile on your face but still knows that something's wrong.

breakdance. not hearts.

when i'm gone, i would rather have people wonder why i don't have a statue than have people wonder why i do.

and a million more but i dont want to type them out.

Answer 5

For mental order and spiritual clarity: The Will is positive, the Judgment is negative.

Ego is the lung of the mind; organic but not the totality.

Virtue is the product of tension between two spiritual extremes.

'hope
will
purpose
competence
fidelity
love (in intimate relationships, work and family)
caring
wisdom '

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erick_Erickson

"I'' is not the ego, it is an expression of it.

Time is money, but money is not the thing its self.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphorism

from Cameo but reworded: God is nothing but the fulfillment of things that I lack.

Answer 6

Don"t sweat the small stuff
As you go through life don't burn any bridges
You can't have your cake & eat it too
Never look back go forward
Never assume
Don't take life for granted
Always keep an open mind

Answer 7

If it aint broke don't fix it.
Take it one day at a time.
He who hesitates is loss.
To thine own self be true, for thou canst be false to any man.

Answer 8

the past is history, the future a mystery, the here and now is a gift. that is why it is called the present.

Answer 9

"Kipple drives out nonkipple" Philip K Dick. (kipple means waste, and means that if left alone, the world gets worse.)

"The world's corrupted, to the corrupted spy. The world is yellow to the jaundiced eye."

Answer 10

If you want to know how someone else feels, trying walking a mile in his shoes.