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


“The task ahead of you is never greater than the power behind you.”
– Unknown
“Keep your face always toward sunshine and shadows will fall behind you.” WALT WHITMAN
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
Aesop
Daddy used to say, ” Be nice to everybody on your way up, because you may meet them on your way down.”
I have three that I want to share, as I love them all. I teach school and the last two I have on my classroom walls.
In the final analysis, it is not what you do for your children
but what you have taught them to do for themselves
that will make them successful human beings.
—Ann Landers
The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way.
Keanu Reeves
If you think you can do a thing or
think you can’t do a thing, you’re right.
Henry Ford
“I am not retreating, I am advancing in a different direction.”
– General Douglas MacArthur
“Many people lose the small joys in the hope for the big happiness.” – Pearl S. Buck