Give A Penny, Get A Penny
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Give A Penny, Get A Penny
Most gas stations in the South have little change dishes by the register. If you’re paying for a transaction and need an extra penny or two, you simply take one from the dish. People then reciprocate this good turn by dropping a few coins in the dish from time to time, thereby creating a community bank of sorts, based on goodwill.
So in that spirit, this is Southern Plate’s “Give A Penny, Get A Penny” page.” I dearly love positive quotes and am always scouring the web for more so I thought this would be a great place to compile all of those. I’ll post mine, you post yours, and we can all “Give A Penny” when we have one and come back to “Get A Penny” when we need one.
I’ll also draw from these quotes to include at the bottom of my posts and emails that I send out to Southern Plate readers and be sure to credit the person who provided it, so include a link to your blog if you have one.
I would consider it a personal favor if you’d take the time to share a quote of motivation or positivity in the comments section below. Quote yourself, your Mama, someone famous, or our best friend “Anonymous”, it doesn’t matter, long as you drop your penny and then come back on one of those days when you feel like you might need one yourself.
Gratefully,
Christy
It’s all going to be OK in the end. And if it’s not OK, it’s not the end.
I especially love this one. Thank you for sharing, Linda! It just about made my day!
This is a great one! thank you!
A few of my faves:
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”– Eleanor Roosevelt
“Each moment of light and dark is a miracle.”– Walt Whitman
“It’s always something!”– Gilda Radner
“Losing doesn’t make me want to quit. It makes me want to try that much harder.”– Paul “Bear” Bryant
Put your troubles in a box, sit on the lid and smile.
Jean
Goo one!
Everything happens for a reason good or bad. Only God knows which.
I have always said Everything–Everything happens for a reason. May not know the reason but the reason will present itself. And also the say it is what it is.
Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and wisdom to know the difference
I’m not sure the author, but i love this one
My plaque states the author as…. Rheinhold Niebuhr.
Many use it as a 12 step program motivational saying, and I have always thought it was a great saying.
Never pass up an opportunity to go to the bathroom!
kind of like passing last gas station that says last station for next one hundred miles
That is St. Francis of Assisi’s prayer & has been used many times;in fact, it’s on our livingroom wall in Spanish. Still good in any language.
“You NEVER get a second chance to make a FIRST impression. ”
From my high school english/math teacher. The MOST BELOVED AND RESPECTED ladies I have ever known.
This quote contains the opening lines to a famous prayer written by Reinhold Niebuhr who was a pastor in Nazi Germany during the 30’s and 40’s. He preached the teachings of Christ and opposed the Nazi’s and for this he was eventually murdered by them. The rest of the prayer is as follows:
Living one day at a time, enjoying one moment at a time, accepting hardship as a pathway to peace. Taking as Jesus did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it. Trusting that You will make all things right if I surrender to your will, so that I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with you forever in the next. Amen
This prayer has helped me in times of great turmoil. I hope it encourages those who read it.
I live my life and teach my kids the old Practice Makes Perfect.
Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning how to dance in the rain. Author unknown
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. Aristotle
A good deed is like peeing in your pants. Everyone knows you did it, but only you can feel its warmth. Author unknown
That first line is exactly what I needed to hear today! Thank you so much for posting this! And thank you, Christy, for starting this!
Nobody is totally useless, they can always be used as a bad example
I love all these quotes. Keep them call me !
I just sent a email to you and the ending was not printed correctly. It should have said keep them coming Sorry for the miss print
I never heard that quote before. I love it.
You can’t help how you are raised,
But once grown its up to you how you live.
22FOXY
SO TRUE! thank you! I’ll definitely be sharing this one, Diana!
Everyone always shows their true colors some time. Might not be today, next week or next month, but eventually.
Good done anywhere is good done everywhere, as long as you’re breathing it’s never too late to do good some good.
“Maya Angelou”
Yes indeed
The older the violin the sweetest the music. This was something my Daddy would say a lot in reference to a person growing older. Another was, the old gray mare ain’t what she used to be.
“The difference between a stumbling block and a stepping stone is how you use them.” – Unknown
“We are at our very best, and we are happiest, when we are fully engaged in work we enjoy on the journey toward the goal we’ve established for ourselves. It gives meaning to our time off and comfort to our sleep. It makes everything else in life so wonderful, so worthwhile.” —Earl Nightingale
“Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out if they’ve got a second. Give your dreams all you’ve got and you’ll be amazed at the energy that comes out of you.” —William James
From my mother. “Go to bed. Things always look better in the morning.”
“Aspire to inspire before you expire”. unknown
Until one has loved an animal, part of their soul remains unawakened.”
JOYOUS FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. Eleanor Roosevelt
When historians pick up their pens to write the story of the 21st century, let them say that it was your generation who laid down the heavy burdens of hate at last and that peace finally triumphed over violence, aggression and war. So I say to you, walk with the wind, brothers and sisters, and let the spirit of peace and the power of everlasting love be your guide
John Lewis
If the Devil can’t make you bad, he’ll make you busy.
after you are in the ark
My daddy often reminded me, (when I was upset about what someone said), “No one can get your goat, if you don’t tell them where he’s tied up.”
Another of his common sense quotes was, “Can’t never could do nothing.”
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
RALPH WALDO EMMERSON
We are all born ignorant… but one must work hard to remain stupid.
Ben Franklin
Ain’t that the truth! I’m loving all of these quotes y’all are sharing! Thank you so much!
Adding on the the Emerson quote, “And when what lies within us is brought out into the world, miracles happen.”