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
From a friend: “Be pretty if you can, witty if you must, and gracious if it kills you.”
When we dance…our purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor…it’s to enjoy each step along the way.
“Two may talk together under the same roof for many years, yet never really meet; and two others at first speech are old friends.”
– Mary Catherwood
These are some that I use for my status on Facebook! I love to collect meaningful sayings that really appeal to me, and then share them.
“To expect the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person, is like expecting a bull not to charge you, because you are a vegetarian.”
The tongue weighs practically nothing, but so few people can hold it.
Sometimes the only sense you can make out of life is – a sense of humor.
Never look down on anybody unless you’re helping them up.
God never judges someone until they are dead. So why should we?
“Tell me who you go with and I’ll tell you who you are.” Sage advice I’ve heard all my growing up years from my mom. I love and miss you so!
It’s not original with him, but my grandfather Hy Slakter told me this when I was little:
As you go through life
Let this be your goal:
Keep your eye upon the doughnut
And not upon the hole.
My grampa is long gone now, but after all these years I have yet to find more solid advice.
May the bridges I burn, light my path.