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 can read, you can cook.” Mae Hall Duncan

    my grandmother always said this, and she was a very good cook!!! I sure do miss her…and her cooking!

  2. I love Christy’s new Quick Fix Suppers”. Her skills and genuine warmness help her to demonstrate the dish in a way that makes you want to run out into the kitchen and make it! I need to spend less time planning, fretting, shopping. and cooking so that I can enjoy the company of my wonderful family. Christy wil make my dream into a reality. Thanks

  3. This was typed up on a little scrap of paper and hanging on the fridge all my growing up days. It’s ingrained in my memory forever. Its one that makes you think!

    “We flatter those we scarcely know. We please the fleeting guest. Yet oft we deal a thoughtless blow to those we love the best.” -Anonymous

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