my fav is... Lord help my words be sweet today... for tomorrow I may have to eat them lol

Another one of mine is.."Pray a little louder:LOL

Don't sweat the small stuff

"When you're curious, you find lots of interesting things to do. And one thing it takes to accomplish something is courage." - Walt Disney

"When we accept tough jobs as a challenge and wade into them with joy and enthusiasm, miracles can happen." - Arland Gilbert

oh ya poor dads eyes lol good one sue!

How about....."if you can't say something nice then don't say anything at all". Taliz...most of mine are proably rude too and I'm afraid I use "bite me!" quite often!!! LOL

“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.”
- Anais Nin -

Don't do unto to other as you would want others unto to you, that was a favorite of my mom's
I don't think I have it right, geez can't remember it right now. But you get the gest of it anyway.
Carol

I'd stop eating chocolate but I'm no quitter.

Have a friend that once said that my son (aged about 9 at the time) was an accident waiting to happen . . . . really did sum him up !!!!

LOL he cant be that bad sher.

I used to be indecisive, now I am not so sure!

scrappin-grammie the quote that you are thinking of is "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you". If more people paid attention to that there would not be half the problems that there are today.

Be kind. Remember everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

When you go over the edge remember that God, in His wisdom and mercy, made the world round.

This is more of a toast then a quote my Dad who was irish used to say.
Heres to you as good as you are
and heres to me as bad as i am,
but as good as you are
and as bad as i am,
i'm as good as you are
as bad as i am.

Good one Verony!

"When you go through life,
make this your goal:
Watch the donut
not the hole"
("Burl Ives")

Thank you Homegardentrees, gosh couldn't get it stright in my mind for the life of me.

lol true Tailz

If you're in a good mood today - notify your face.

If it is to be, it is up to me.

(Best two letter worded sentence)

Be sure your brain is running before you put your tongue in gear!

"Zip it"

Goodness me, that looks rude, it wasnt for you Tracy, my aunt used to say that to us if we argued with each other as children.

How about "lang may yer lum reek"....and it will probably take a Scot to decipher that one!

I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it.

I like...
yeasterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery but today is a gift, thats why it is called the present. Can't remember who said it but I live by it

Today is the tomorrow I worried about yesterday!

Ah Sooze - "Long may your chimney smoke"! And I am not a Scot - but I did live in the Highlands for 6 years.

If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have paradise in a few years.

Bertrand Russell - British author, mathematician, & philosopher (1872 - 1970)

LOL,
I have a book of quotes I have collected over the years Tailz, can add a few more...LOL

After the game the king and the pawn go back into the same box!

Two men look out from the same bars
One sees mud
The other sees stars

Be not dismayed nor be surprised if what you do is criticised;
Mistake are made I'll not deny
But only made by those who try!

To live above with those we love
Oh wouldnt that be glory!
To live below with those we know
Well. Thats another story.
HSR

Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day.
Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a life time.

Of all the things I've lost, ... I miss my brain the most :oS

David... you're right with the lteral "translation". When people use the phrase "lang may yer lum reek" they're actually wishing you good fortune and prosperity. It means that they hope you always have enough to keep your home warm (hence - long may your chimney smoke).

"DO NOT SOLICIT VOTES"

SBF Members - LOL

"Living in the moment means letting go of the past and not waiting for the future. It means living your life consciously, aware that each moment you breathe is a gift."

After looking thru some of the posts in the forum this evening, I think my favorite quote is "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything".

Dear Lord,

So far today, I’ve done all right. I haven’t gossiped, haven’t lost my temper, haven’t been greedy, grumpy, nasty, selfish, or over indulgent. I’m very thankful for that.

But, in a few minutes, God, I’m going to get out of bed. And from then on, I’m probably going to need a lot more help.

Who put those "Thin Ice" signs out there?

Those who live in glass houses, shouldn't throw stones.

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

- Confucius

"DONT FROWN, YOU NEVER KNOW WHO IS FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOUR SMILE"

Your opinion of me is none of my business

I believe in God, I spell it Nature

I walk down the street.
There is a hole.
I don't see it.
I fall in.
It isn't my fault.
It takes a very long time to get out.

I walk down the same street.
There is still a deep hole.
I pretend not to see it.
I fall in.
I pretend it's still not my fault.
It takes a long time to get out.

I walk down the same street.
There is still the same deep hole.
I see it.
I fall in anyway.
It's a habit.
I get out quicker this time.

I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole.
I see it.
I walk around it.
I don't fall in.
I walk down a different street.

-Portia Nelson-

but then again lesley and suetta you have to eat the donut to get to the hole......

I saw a couple of "Dad quotes" in here so I have to share my favorite. Daddy had 3 daughters and one bathroom. (poor guy) Whenever he saw one of us primping in front of a mirror, he'd say:
"Darlin', you can't make a racehorse out of a jackass!"

Pick battles important enough to fight and small enough to win.

"The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return." I love this quote from Moulin Rouge. Another favorite is "I can do all thing through Christ who strengthens me." - Phillipians 4:13 :-) The one I live by, though, is "It can always be worse." LOL

Just happened across this topic & got quite a chuckle! Novice, that's one of my favorites as well. My grandmother told me once that when she was a little girl, she & her sisters would get all dressed up in their prettiest dresses and parade around in front of their daddy. One of them would say, "Daddy, are we pretty?" And he'd reply, "Pretty is as pretty does." It took me a long time to comprehend exactly what that meant.

My best friend is a special education teacher. My favorite quote from her is, "There are days this job makes me want to say: 'Welcome to Wal-Mart, would you like a sticker?'"

We come to love not by finding the perfect person.But by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.

Mediocrity always attacks.

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...it's about learning to dance in the rain.

After the rain there is always a rainbow!

its not the destination that matters but the journey :)

Theres an echo in here....lol

no voice is ever wholly lost that echoes within the hearts of those who remember

Did you know the 'duck' doesnt have an echo! No one knows why

His elevator doesn't go all the way to the penthouse :oD

A six pack short of the plastic thingy that holds them together!

thats because they 'lost it'

Somebody left the sliprails down in the top paddock

If (*) had dynamite for brains, he/she wouldn't have enough to blow a hat off

theres that echo again ....lol

be especially nice to your children..they will chose your nursing home

"Lead your life so you wouldn't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip"

"The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts the minute you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get to the office" - Robert Frost

Theres a lot of those experts in the world VickieAu

Awww Vickie ... I thought an "ex" was a has-been :oD

6 foot tall & 12 foot 'up yourself'

LOL@lilly's quote, I haven't heard it before but I love it ha ha ha

My dad always used to say to us kids, in a corny drawl, as we left for a night out, "Don't talk to no strangers after midnight".
We naturally assumed that before midnight, it was okay :oS

Here's just a few that always make me smile or warm my heart.
"Books like friends should be few and well chosen".
"With clothes the new are best, with friends the old are best".
"You'll never get that garden dug by turning it over in your mind".
"That's no good, it's about as much use as a chocolate fireplace".

and I saw this on a bench at Souter Lighthouse in Sunderland "Every day of life is a bonus, savour, share and spend it wisely"

LOL @ Lilly's quote, I love it!!! Some great quotes here, I gotta put my thinking cap on lol cos I might have to edit them a bit

"in a minute"was usually the standard reply if I asked any of my kids to do some sort of menial task ie.tidy bedrooms.

My kids used to say "Hang Ten" also meaning I'll come when Im ready...

Mine would be "If they don't have Chocolate in Heaven, I'm not going!!!"

one of my faves at the moment is:
You'll keep!
Especially when me and Peter or anyone else have had words about anything in particular.....

Some people drink at the fountain of knowledge, others just gargle.

Dull women have immaculate houses!

What you sow... you reap!

When the golden sun is setting
And Life's pathway you have trod
May your name in gold be written
In the autograph of "GOD"

Moderation in all things
Abstention never!!!!

To forget one's ancestors is to be a brook without a source,
a tree without a root

Ok..I have just come across this thread, so I will add a couple:
Don't be afraid to go out on a limb, that's where the fruit is!
Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day, teach hi to fish and he'll sit in a boat with his mates and drink beer all weekend!
AND for when you have had a really bad day...Just remember, if the world didnt suck, we'd all fall off :)

the sign of a good relationship is not the absence of conflict .. but your ability to resolve conflict in an appropriate manner

True Friendship can afford true knowledge.
It does not depend on darkness or egnorance.

Love your enemies, it confuses the heck out of ém!

He drew a circle that shut me out --
Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout.
But love and I had the wit to win:
We drew a circle that took him in.

Edwin Markham

Human diversity makes tolerance more then a virtue;it makes it a requirement for survival.

Okay it doesn't go along with the current string of quotes, but here is one that I like. I can't remember who said it.

The first step to getting what you want out of life is this. Decide what you want.

and following right on from Rae Ann .. you will be about as happy as you decide to be.

"Plant a seed of friendship; reap a bouquet of happiness." ~ Lois L. Kaufman

hey guys sorry i missed this one for soo long...

dont ever stare long enough to see your flaws...if you do happen to get caught staring think about all the good things life has given you instead of the bad...

always smile youll never know you might be making someone else smile for the first time today...

All men are not homeless, but some men are home less than others.
-- Henry Youngman

and some women wish they home less *wink*

their men that is

there are signs all around us..we just have to learn how to intepret those signs......

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea."
- Robert A. Heinlein:

Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this.

Thought i would stick it in here.

But the greatest love - the love above all loves, Even greater than that of a mother - Is the tender, passionate, undying love, Of one beer drunken slob for another”

I have heard this one from time to time:

“People of double standards never experience happiness.” - Sam Veda

the woman who brings home the bacon shouldnt have to cook it!

Three things tell a man: his eyes, his friends and his favorite quotes.

Girls are like phones. They love to be held, talked to but if you press the wrong button you'll be disconnected. Lol

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. Marcel Proust

The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a
porch swing with, never say a word, and then walk away
feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had

amen verony!

"earth is the insane asylum for the universe"

If there were no schools to take the children away from home part of the time, the insane asylum would be filled with mothers."
-- Edgar Watson Howe

Being a HUGE Philadelphia sports fan
"there's always next year"

"If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.”

(this is turning into almost a word association thread lol)

We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation. It's one thing to feel that you are on the right path, but it's another to think that yours is the only path

Don't try so hard,the best things come when you least expect them to.

never regret something that once made you smile!!! :-)

Better soil your hands than your character- Daniel Orcutt

wee wains,wee worries-big wains,big worries.

Where there's a will there's a relative.

One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.

I want you to know that our friendship means a lot to me.
If you cry... I cry
If you laugh... I laugh
If you jump out of the window...I look and laugh again!

im bored !! - by me ! ( you see thats what i always complain at my mum about at home!)
LOL

do unto others as you would have done to yourself....

A bookstore is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking.