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
Happiness is a journey-not a destination.
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day had enough trouble of it’s own. – Matthew 6:34
Jennifer, This is one of my most favorite Bible Verses.
If God brings you to it he will bring you through it. Unknown
This one is made of only two letter words so not complicated but true: If it is to be it is up to me. Unknown
It is nice to be important but more important to be nice. Unknown
A man has to live with himself so he should see to it that he is in good company. Unknown
We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are. Unknown
Don’t try to discover someone who fits your fantasy-discover who your fantasy is going to be. Unknown
I am sorry I don’t know the origins so thye can be credited.
“To laugh often, to win the affection of children to find the best in others to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!” Attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.”
— W. Clement Stone
I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright no matter how gray the day may appear.
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun even more.
I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive & everlasting.
I wish you enough pain so that even the smallest of joys in life may appear bigger.
I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.
I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.
I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye.
— Author unknown
What wonderful and inspiring words to live by!!!!! All these quotes are worth pondering over and we would all do well to keep them in the forefront of our hearts and minds.
“Toot your own horn too much and you won’t get it tooted”
-Heard it at church years ago.
Sometimes I stumble, that’s when He carries me.
My niece Amber, who is graduating from college in a couple of months has always lived by her personal motto:
“Shoot for the moon! Even if you miss, you will land among the stars.” Author unknown