Some of my Favorite Quotes

"If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins."
Benjamin Franklin

"To listen well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well." John Marshall

..."I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by false estimates they have made of the value of things."
Benjamin Franklin

"Faith is not a pill you take, but a muscle you use. Faith draws the poison from grief, takes the sting from loss, and quenches the fire of pain."
Jim Smith

"To laugh often and much;
To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;
To earn the approbation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;
To appreciate beauty;
To find the best in others;
To give of one's self;
To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition;
To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation;
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived —
This is to have succeeded."
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Bless you, my darling, and remember you are always in the heart - oh tucked so close there is no chance of escape - of your sister.
-- Katherine Mansfield