We return thanks to our mother,
by Anonymous

We return thanks to our mother,
the earth, which sustains us.
We return thanks to the rivers and streams
which supply us with water.
We return thanks to all herbs, which furnish medicines
for the cure of our diseases.
We return thanks to the corn, and to her sisters,
the beans and squashes, which give us life.
We return thanks to the bushes and trees,
which provide us with fruit.
We return thanks to the wind,
which, moving the air, has banished diseases.
We return thanks to the moon and the stars,
which have given us their light when the sun was gone.
We return thanks to our grandfather He-no,
that he has protected his grandchildren from witches and reptiles,
and has given us his rain.
We return thanks to the sun,
that he has looked upon the earth with a beneficent eye.
Lastly, we return thanks to the Great Spirit,
in whom is embodied all goodness,
and who directs all things for the good of his children.
- Iroquois traditional

This day I will marry my friend,
the one I laugh with, live for, dream with, love.
- Anonymous

Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.
- Swedish Proverb

No good comes from hurrying.
- Yiddish Proverb

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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
- Anonymous

Today is the first day of the rest of your life.
- Anonymous

Where there's a will, there's a way.
- old English proverb

You Create Your Own Reality.
- Anonymous

The truly rich are those who enjoy what they have.
- Yiddish Proverb

See no evil, Hear no evil, Speak no evil.
- Japanese pictorial maxim (the Three Wise Monkeys)

Love me when I least deserve it,
because that's when I really need it.
- Swedish Proverb

All things at first appear difficult.
- Chinese proverb

A bird does not sing because it has an answer.
It sings because it has a song.
- Chinese Proverb

We Can Do It!
- WW II US Government Poster

He who takes medicine and neglects his diet
wastes the skill of his doctors.
- Chinese Proverb

Laugh when you can,
apologize when you should,
and let go of what you can't change.
Life's too short to be anything... but happy.
- Anonymous

Without change, there would be no butterflies.
- Anonymous

Anger is like a thorn in the heart.
- Yiddish Proverb

This is my wish for you:
Comfort on difficult days,
Smiles when sadness intrudes,
Rainbows to follow the clouds,
Laughter to kiss your lips,
Sunsets to warm your heart,
Hugs when spirits sag,
Beauty for your eyes to see,
Friendships to brighten your being,
Faith so that you can believe,
Confidence for when you doubt,
Courage to know yourself,
Patience to accept the truth,
Love to complete your life.
- Anonymous

Just when the caterpillar thought
the world was over, it became a butterfly.
- Anonymous

Happiness is a choice.
- Anonymous

Sisters are different flowers from the same garden.
- Anonymous

When life gives you lemons, Make Lemonade.
- Anonymous saying

Free will is not the liberty to do whatever one likes,
but the power of doing whatever one sees ought to be done,
even in the very face of otherwise overwhelming impulse.
There lies freedom, indeed.
- Anonymous

Don't ever give up.
- Anonymous

Live and let live.
- Yiddish Proverb

Whatever it takes.
- Anonymous

Be happy for this moment.
This moment is your life.
- Anonymous

Great oaks from little acorns grow.
- Proverb

Time flies.
- Anonymous

Behind an able man there are always other able men.
- Chinese proverb

Be the best that you can be.
- Anonymous

Listen or your tongue will keep you deaf.
- Native American Proverb

In order to succeed, you must first be willing to fail.
- Anonymous

Life is what you make it.
- Anonymous

You can, when you believe you can.
- Anonymous

Follow your own star.
- Anonymous

It is amazing how much you can accomplish
when it doesn't matter who gets the credit.
- Anonymous

A closed mind is like a closed book;
just a block of wood.
- Chinese proverb

Experience is the best teacher.
- Proverb

Every dog has his day.
- Proverb

It is darkest just before the dawn.
- Proverb

Know When To Be Done.
- Anonymous

He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes.
He who does not ask a question remains a fool forever.
- Chinese Proverb

You can do anything you put your mind to.
- Anonymous

He who hesitates is lost.
- Proverb

When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced.
Live your life so that when you die,
the world cries and you rejoice.
- Indian Proverb

A life lived in fear is a life half lived.
- Anonymous

The best relationship is one in which
your love for each other
exceeds your need for each other.
- Anonymous

If you want to be incrementally better: Be competitive.
If you want to be exponentially better: Be cooperative.
- Anonymous

Good things come in small packages.
- old proverb

Before you criticize a man,
walk a mile in his shoes.
- Anonymous

Fall seven times, stand up eight.
- Japanese Proverb

Be a Human BEing Rather Than a Human DOing.
- Anonymous

A part of you has grown in me.
And so you see, it's you and me
together forever and never apart,
maybe in distance, but never in heart.
- Anonymous

It's never too late.
- Anonymous

If not us, who, if not now, when?
- Anonymous

Carpe Diem (Seize the day)
- Latin Proverb

Bad habits are like a comfortable bed,
easy to get into, but hard to get out of.
- Proverb

March to the beat of your own drum.
- Proverb

We hate in others what we most fear in ourselves.
- Anonymous

Persistence prevails when all else fails.
- Anonymous

Don't ask questions about fairy tales.
- Yiddish Proverb

Habits are cobwebs at first, cables at last.
- Chinese proverb

There is no truth, only human opinion.
- Anonymous

The best way to gain self-confidence
is to do what you are afraid to do.
- Anonymous

If I try to be like him, who will be like me?
- Yiddish proverb

It takes years to build up trust,
and only seconds to destroy it.
- Anonymous

When all else fails, try thinking.
- Anonymous

Never stop dreaming.
- Anonymous

You cannot soar with eagles when you are running with ducks.
- Anonymous

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