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
If you would have God hear you when you pray. You must hear him when he speaks.
If you wuold have God hear you when you pray. You must hear him when he speaks.
A coincidence is God choosing to remain anonymous.
My words to live by……….Keep Calm and Carry On
“I’ve found that there is always some beauty left — in nature, sunshine, freedom, in yourself; these can all help you.” – Anne Frank
I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.
A man can fail many times, but he isn’t a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.
By John Burroughs
Here are some of my favorites.
“Where we love is home. Home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes
“A room without books is like a body without a soul.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero
“Keep your face to the sun, and you cannot see the shadows.” – Helen Keller
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life believing it is stupid.” – Albert Einstein
“I am not retreating. I am advancing in a different direction.” – General Douglas MacArthur
“Just as bees make honey from thyme, the strongest and driest of herbs, so do the wise profit from the most difficult of experiences.” – Plato
“It is not the ship so much as the skillful sailing that assures a prosperous voyage.” – George William Curtis