Give A Penny, Get A Penny

give a penny get a penny

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

Scroll down to the comments section below to leave your quotes or read others. As of 2019, nearly 3000 quotes have been submitted so far!. 

2,575 Comments

  1. “If you think the world is a dark place, you are blind to the light that may illuminate your life.” Zelda Wisdom

  2. Now that I’m trying, I can’t remember a single saying!! I’ll send one later when I’m thinkin’ straight.

  3. To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funnybone. – Reba McEntire

    Words to the wise – NEVER hand your legally blind husband the mixer and say, “Honey, can you beat this divinity for me?” – From the work in progress of mine entitled “Things To Never Do” – Carolyn

  4. In the morning, if you can:

    Get vertical
    Take nourishment
    Bitch about the weather
    Not find your name in the obituary page

    Then you are having a GREAT MORNING!!

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