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
“Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother.” – Khalil Gibran
“Always be a little kinder than necessary.”
James M. Barrie
Humans think they are smarter than dolphins because we build cars and buildings and start wars, etc., and all that dolphins do is swim in the water, eat fish and play around. Dolphins believe that they are smarter for exactly the same reasons.
Douglas Adams
Writer, Dramatist, Musician
(1952-2001)
doing nothing is not the best way to us your free time–volunteer,–read to a sick child,–help an elderly neighbor– .It brightens their day as well as yours-and you will sleep better tonight-
Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant. Robert Louis Stevenson
“Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, the graduations, the weddings, not the great goals achieved. The real milestones are less prepossessing. They come to the door of memory unannounced, stray dogs that amble in, sniff around a bit and simply never leave. Our lives are measured by these.” – Susan B. Anthony
“If you don’t see it will your eyes,
don’t say it with your mouth.
Gossip, is social sewage!”…unknown
That is one of the best I’ve ever read.
I work in a nursing home..gossip runs wild.
My best: ” Don’t let anyone live in your head rent free!.