Quotes and Sayings - 1

Sage advice reaps exponentially.

We are the architects of our own prisons.

Most of us struggle to live in peace but may possibly attain peace at the time of eternal rest. Perhaps we are reluctant to peace it together.

Depression is the arsonist of hope and assassin of dreams.

Strength is born of necessity through sadness.

A test of mettle merits metal medal.

Go with your gut… or vomit.

Reverence or irreverence may be a dilemma for me but reverence I must test for irreverence to be.

The sighted are blind to the insight of the blind. 

Peril awaits those who procrastinate.

Vessels to saline drips saline to vessels.

Should I ever be stricken by cancer I hope to have the courage to turn the other cheek and embrace it.

Meaningful relationships, friendships and reputations may take a lifetime to nurture and sustain but can be snuffed out in an instant and take ages to rekindle and reclaim.

I have a healthy amount of disrespect for authority. I have no respect for and do not tolerate bullies especially when they are in a position of authority.

In beauty belies the eyes of the beholder.

Rejuvenate: clean the slate to clear the conscience, cleanse the heart and quiet the mind.

Demented demons may diminish but do demons diminish with dementia? 

Unique is the word Wisdom. Take only the six letters that comprise the word Wisdom and how many six letter words in the English language can be spelled? Befittingly Wisdom is the only solution.

The road to insanity is littered in sanity. 

Balance: The fruits of life are joy, happiness and peace tempered by pain, misery and suffering.

Seldom conversant are wisdom and I.

Knowledge of self is where weakness lies.

Might hate be fear’s offspring?

To belittle is to be bully is to be little.

They say a four leaf clover is odd but it’s not.  A clover with three leaves is odd but normal as can be.

Show me someone who hasn’t lied and I’ll call you a liar.

Attainable is peace unsustainable.

Time wounds all heels. Time wounds, all heals.

Ignorant is a parent that does not learn from their children.

The mind tells the eyes to seek perfection while the heart is blindly drawn to imperfection.

Vengeance sought a cancer becomes.

Expectations: To expect the best and achieve the best is a goal realized. To expect the best and achieve less is to fall short of the bar. To expect the worst and achieve the best is a huge success. To expect the worst and get the worst is no worse than expected.

The pen is mightier than the scribe.

Listen to learn and forget. Crash and burn to learn.

To fully grasp the magnitude of the rut you are in, simply climb out and take a look.

Good intentions hollow if naught to follow.

© David Girard 05/05/19