Words to live by

[Minnifer]

This one has always resonated w/me, esp during frustrating/complicated times in my life (which seems to be pretty much always!):

“Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is to live everything. Live the questions.” (Rainer Maria Rilke)

[dotgirl]

I'm not sure where it originated, but I've always been a fan of:

"A person who is nice to you and rude to the waiter is not a nice person."

[edurnemk]

These are a few that I like:

"Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule." -Buddha

"Happiness can exist only in acceptance." - George Orwell

"What we think determines what happens to us, so if we want to change our lives, we need to stretch our minds." - Wayne Dyer. Also from him: "If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change."

Gandhi: "Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well."
"An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind."

[ged]

Loving this thread! Thank you all for sharing your words to live by. I am having a rough time right now and these are really great!!

[WolfpackMom]

I have lots of favorite quotes from books, but they arent really "words to live by." For some to live by, I have a few and I cant find who said them, but I have them jotted down....

No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are thoroughly persuaded of each other's worth.

When you can forgive, you can move on. When you're able to move on, you can change. And when you're ready to change, you're ready to welcome the new into your life.

True friendship isn't about being there when it's convenient; it's about being there when it's not.

And for good measure, one from a historical figure:
Quoi que vous fassiez, écrasez l'infâme, et aimez qui vous aime - Voltaire
Roughly translated - "Do what you must, crush the infamous thing, and love who you love."
That one was really important for me!

[sgmango]

This is a wonderful thread! The chorus from the Lee Brice song really inspires me, too. Here are some of my other favorites:

People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
— Maya Angelou

Be the change you wish to see in the world.
- Gandhi

“Before you speak ask yourself if what you are going to say is true, is kind, is necessary, is helpful. If the answer is no, maybe what you are about to say should be left unsaid.”

[JoyNChrist]

Originally Posted by sgmango

People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
— Maya Angelou

This is another one of my favorites.

Thanks everyone for sharing - keep them coming!

[jgenie]

Originally Posted by sgmango

“Before you speak ask yourself if what you are going to say is true, is kind, is necessary, is helpful. If the answer is no, maybe what you are about to say should be left unsaid.”

I love this!!