QUOTATIONS, AND SO ON

[Tomorrow I celebrate 85 years on this planet Earth. Born at 2 PM, Charleston, Illinois, in my own home. Weighed 9 lbs. according to the doctor. Now, here I am, 85 years later, living in Northeastern Indiana, in a small town about the size of Charleston, and still living in my own home. My weight has fluctuated over the years, up and down, but is now stabilized at a good number to please both me and my medical folks. To celebrate here with you who read Thursday's Child's ramblings, I'm repeating other people's wisdom and sayings that have encouraged me over the years and often made me smile.]

Here are some thoughts to entertain you - possibly give you a nudge - even make you smile in agreement.

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Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway.

            -- John Wayne

We are all here for a spell; get all the good laughs you can.

            -- Will Rogers

Nobody can be exactly like me. Sometimes even I have trouble doing it.

            -- Tallulah Bankhead

Never miss a chance to keep your mouth shut.

            -- Robert Newton Peck

Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.

            -- Mark Twain

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It is a mistake to regard age as a downhill grade toward dissolution. The reverse is true. As one grows older, one climbs with surprising strides.

            -- George Sand

The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

            -- William James

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This thing that we call 'failure' is not the falling down, but the staying down.

            -- Mary Pickford

I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much.

            -- Mother Teresa

We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.

            -- Helen Keller

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Have a blessed week! Keep on keepin' on.

Thursday's Child

Yep, it's that season!