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
Such a great idea, Christy. After reading all this inspiration, I feel positively empowered! The only thing I could add would be my grandmother’s advice: “Sit up straight, keep your ankles crossed and never put grapes in your chicken salad.” Amen!
you didn’t want the hose to water the garden…not after last summers crop!!!!
“There is as much dignity in plowing a field as there is in writing poetry.” Booker T. Washington
I always liked the little quote
“The will of God will never take you where the grace of God will not protect you”
and also
“For every minute you are angry, you lose 60 seconds of happiness”
Google tells me that is from Julian Germain.
Ok, maybe not a penny but definitely a favorite of mine.
Put on the big girl panties and deal with it.
Another….I believe from Thoreau
Everything is a nail when all you have is a hammer. (very paraphrased)
Love it!!!
The path of least resistance makes rivers and men crooked.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Life if tough, but it’s tougher when you’re stupid.
Any excuse will do if you do not want to do it.
Practice does not make perfect, perfect practice make perfect.
Those who don’t read, have no advantage over those who can’t read.
I have been known to say this MANY times,” Just because I did it, it doesn’t make it right. Use your own judgement because it’s your act that you are doing !”