Wise Sayings, Quotes and Proverbs

Mary Englebreit
Bloom where you planted.

Yugoslav Proverb
A good rest is half the work.

Benjamin Franklin
The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of the wise man is in his heart.

J.R.R. Tolkien
All that is gold does not glitter; not all those that wander are lost.

Unknown
After all this is over, all that will really have mattered is how we treated each other.
Thanks to Mike Doherty

Unknown
It isn't the mountains ahead that wear you out, it's the grain of sand in your shoe.

Thanks to Dana Bidne
Pace yourself...an elephant can be swallowed, one bite at a time.

David Lloyd George, British Prime Minister and statesman, (1863-1945)
Don't be afraid to take one large step because you can't cross a chasm in two small leaps.

David Lloyd George, British Prime Minister and statesman, (1863-1945)
One generation plants trees, and the next enjoys the shade.

David Lloyd George, British Prime Minister and statesman, (1863-1945)
If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it.

Carl W. Buechner
They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

Carl W. Buechner
A man is too apt to forget that in this world he cannot have everything. A choice is all that is left to him.

Carl W. Buechner
Better bend than break.

Carl W. Buechner
Never swap horses while crossing a stream.Why not upset the apple cart? If you don't, the apples will rot anyway.

Carl W. Buechner
There is never time to do it right, but there is always time to do it over.

Carl W. Buechner
Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.

Carl W. Buechner
Fail to plan, plan to fail.