"We are not merely human beings having a spiritual experience, but rather spiritual beings having a human experience." ~ Peirre Heilhard de Chardin

"The devil is an optimist if he thinks he can make people meaner." ~ Karl Kraus

"A child seldom needs a good talking to as a good listening to." ~Robert Brault,

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Spend more time listening to your children and less time talking. You might be amazed at the results.

"Cats regard people as warmblooded furniture. "~ Jacquelyn Mitchard

"'Tis healthy to be sick sometimes." ~ Henry David Thoreau

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Being sick on occasion reminds us that we much prefer to give care to others than to be in a position where we require being cared for. It makes us more thankful that we can take care of our loved ones when they need it.

"Only in America - do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front of the store."

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I've always wondered about that particular layout... Why do they do this?

"Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain, and most fools do. But it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving." ~ Dale Carnegie

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Most likely, those things that you spend your time criticizing and condemning will find a way to weasel into your own life - causing you to face your own inner demons.

If you make a habit of criticizing others for their actions, be prepared to face yourself in the mirror when you find that you have also fallen to those same actions.

"If you have health, you probably will be happy, and if you have health and happiness, you have all the wealth you need, even if it is not all you want." ~Elbert Hubbard

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Health and happiness are the greatest assets that any one person can own.

"Diseases of the soul are more dangerous and more numerous than those of the body." ~Cicero

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Diseases of the body are also far easier to repair than diseases of the soul.

"Giving up doesn't always mean you are weak; sometimes it means that you are strong enough to let go." ~Author Unknown

"Sometimes I wish I were a little kid again, skinned knees are easier to fix than broken hearts." ~Author Unknown

"You cannot help but learn more as you take the world into your hands. Take it up reverently, for it is an old piece of clay, with millions of thumbprints on it." ~John Updike

"Don't be in a hurry to condemn because he doesn't do what you do or think as you think or as fast. There was a time when you didn't know what you know today." ~Malcolm X

"Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so."

~Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See

"A vacation is what you take when you can no longer take what you've been taking." ~Earl Wilson

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I completely and totally agree with this sentiment.

"Faith is a passionate intuition." ~William Wordsworth

"Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely." ~Auguste Rodin

"Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives." ~William Dement

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My insanity is rarely quiet, and never safe.

"Fear is a darkroom where negatives develop." ~Usman B. Asif

Plant your feet firmly and let your heart have wings.

Learn from Yesterday.

Live for Today.

Hope for Tomorrow.

"Music expresses that which can not be said." ~ Victor Hugo