This was my mother's also...."Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow?"

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you". This was my Mom's too, plus "If you can't say something nice, say nothing at all".

Appropriated from my grandmother.

"Never put off anything you really want to do until retirement. You might not be physically able to do it, or dead."

"Whatever happens, happens for the best" I know it doesn't always seem like it, but I try to find the good in whatever comes my way.. sometimes I think we just have lessons we need to learn.

"He who is not actively kind, is cruel."

This too shall pass.

Bloom where you are planted.

And my other fave...

Put up or shut up.

"The decisions you make today will form your tomorrows."

also: "Lead, follow or get the hell outta my way!"

"Lead, follow or get the hell outta my way!"

LOL - my brother says this.

If it decides to rain....let it.

DH's is "Take what you want, and pay for it." (Deeper than it seems at first glance.)

I may adopt our grandson's latest 'words to live by'. He's 3 1/2. When he was here last we played Candyland. Throughout the game he'd solemnly remind me, "Whoever wins, wins."

Love your g/s's that is great! Stacy

"Live, Love, Laugh"

"Nothing can disturb the harmony of my being."

*"Everything happens for a reason"
*The Golden Rule
*"Things always work out in the end"

My mom had several...one being, "Opinions are like @**holes, we all got one". LOL. Sort of crude, but true!

Any more, especially for the office, it's

Leave alive, leave dead, I don't care which, just LEAVE.

Don't put off till tomorrow what you can get someone else to do today!!

Karen UK

As my grandmother always told me "Every dog has it's day"

Here are two thoughts that I really like:

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

and

They may see the good you do as self-serving, continue to do good. They may see your generosity as grandstanding, continue to be generous. They may see your warm and caring nature as a weakness, continue to be warm and caring. For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It never was between you and them anyway.

If something must get done, it always does. Fussing and worrying about it won't make it get done any faster.

Nice Donna I really liked the last one and am going to send it to my DSes

You can't un-ring a bell

It is what it is

I've been having to say, "None of your business" a lot lately, but don't guess that's a 'motto'. LOL

There's no such thing as normal

And my mom's
If wishes were fishes, we'd all be in deep water.

Took me until my 20's before I figured that one out.

If you don't like my gate don't swing on it.

Ron

Be very kind. Everyone you meet is fighting a great battle.

I've seen this paraphrased several different ways.

Wanda in South Texas

Here is a link that might be useful: The Bee Hive (My Blog)

Never trust a fart.

Trin

(Thanks to the bucket list)

Don't waste time worrying about things that have already gone wrong and that you can't fix anyway!

There are better things to worry about :-)

"There is a reason for everything"

"The cream always rises to the top"

"Winners never quit and quitters never win"

My motto: Have fun, be nuts, what did sanity ever do for you?

"Life is 10 percent what happens to you and 90 percent how you respond to it".

I often remind myself and other moms to:
Lower your standards, but not your values. Know the difference.

(Matching hair bows, not a value!)

I think Donna's quote is from Mother Theresa. I have it somewhere and love it. Pretty good advice!

It used to be.....Maybe tomorrow.
Now it is as follows:
10% of life is what happens
90% of it is how you react

Treat your family like company and your company like family. (This is a quote from Paula Deen)

He who fails to plan, plans to fail

press on.

I grew up on an Indian Reservation and always learned, "Don't judge a man until you have walked a mile in his moccasins."

My personal favorite that I made up is: "Never turn down free food or money!"

Barbara

Live like you mean it.

Always look up.

:)

Could be really nice... and the sky is blue. Of course, you could get your face rinsed, cause it is raining... but looking up is so much better than looking down.

IMHO

Moni

My favorite came from my uncle: Live today and to hell with tomorrow!

And so many others... I'll reduce them down:

"There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no independence quite so important, as living within your means." - Calvin Coolidge

"If you want to make an apple pie from scratch,
you must first create the universe." -Carl Sagan

"There is no vaccine against stupidity"

"The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything they have."
"THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE AREN'T THINGS."

"The only things in this life you really regret are the risks you don't take."

"If you want to save face, keep the lower part shut"

"Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati"

"The wages of sin are death, but by the time taxes are taken out, it's just sort of a tired feeling." -Paula Poundston

"Let's face it. Everyone on this planet is a brain-dead, butt-scratching half-wit."

"Let me give you a little advice. You've got to ignore the voices, they're not on your side. And you never tell anyone about them. Especially your teachers. They get all panicky for no reason."

Oh, OK, just a couple more....

"People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did. But people will never forget how you made them feel."

"If you say something stupid, and no one is there to hear it, are you still an idiot?"

If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem.

And from my DM: Pretty is as pretty does.

Sue

"If you are going to laugh about it later, laugh about it now."

"... Let your consience be your guide."

from Jiminy Cricket

Everyday above ground is a good day

"Of course I don't look busy, I did it right the first time" ;^)

When My sisters and I could go to a prom, My Dad always said
"Be the Belle of the Ball, not the ball of the Bell."
"Have a joyful evening and come home safely"

Keep on dancing.........