- January, Montreal, Ice-Storm '98
To all my friends in and around Montreal:
Hope ever urges us on, and tells us tomorrow will be better!
- Feb.1, 1998
Received with thanks from Ralph, Seattle, WA
When I think of those who have influenced my life the most,
I think not of the great but of the good.
- Feb. 8, 1998
Received with thanks from Jason Thompson
The mind is much like a parachute; it functions best when
open.
- Feb. 15, 1998
Received with thanks from Angel Smith
Getting over a painful relationship is much like crossing
monkey-bars.
You have to let go at some point in order move
forward.
- Feb. 23, 1998
Received with thanks from Brother Cadfael, PBS
Thoughts are not deeds, and in the space between lies your
innocence.
- March 3, 1998
Received with thanks from B. Halter, Long Beach, CA
Wisdom is like a river; the deeper it is, the less noise it makes.
- March 10, 1998 Received with thanks from Kristy, Liverpool, NY
Friendship is like jewlery. If taken care of, it will shine
for a lifetime;
but if taken for granted, it will quickly
tarnish.
- Match 18, 1998 Received with thanks from Amy, Portland, Oregon
To find a friend, close one eye. To keep him, two.
Author unknown
- March 25, 1998 Received with thanks from Carrie Kitt, Schuyler, Nebraska
Reach high for the stars that lie hidden in your soul;
Dream deep, for every dream procedes the goal.
- April 7, 1998 Received with thanks from Terry W., Houston, Tx
Be cheerful - the problems that worry us most are those that never arrive.
Benjamin Franklin
- April 15, 1998, Received with thanks from Dulcie, Virginia
"We do not quit playing because we grow old;
We grow old because we quit playing."
Oliver W. Holmes
- May 1, 1998, Found as a signature file with Bill K.,
Maybe I can't control the wind.....but I can adjust my sails.
- May 7, 1998, Received with thanks from my daughter Janice
A legend may not be a record of fact, but the existence of a legend is itself a fact, and requires an explanation.
G. Ash
- May 14, 1998, Found on a church bulletin board by Frances, Toronto, Canada
We would not learn how to be brave or patient if there was only joy in the world.
- May 20, 1998, Received with thanks from Alana, Cincinnati, Ohio
"A diamond is a piece of coal that made good under pressure."
- June 6, 1998, Received with thanks from MariJo, Beulah, CO
Shoot for the moon. If you don't make it, you'll still be amongst the stars!
- June 16, 1998, Received with thanks from Sally Gasper, Ft. Collins
True religion is not in the creed we profess but in the life that we lead.
- June 24, 1998 Received with thanks from Anna Croll, Doylestown PA
Every child is gifted; they just open their presents at different times.
- July 7, 1998 Received with thanks from Bob, Carbondale, KS
Write injuries in the sand, kindnesses in marble.
French Proverb
- July 28, 1998 Received with thanks from Marcia Mathis, Daphne, AL
Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves, for they
shall never cease to be amused.
Author unknown
- Aug.14, 1998 Received with thanks from Betty R., Montreal
Seek not every quality in one individual.
Confucius
- Aug.23, 1998 Received with thanks from Sandy Champagne, Dollard des Ormeaux
...the real way to get happiness is by giving out happiness
to other people. Try to leave this world a little better
place than you found it.
Baden-Powell, founder of Scouting
- Sept.12, 1998 Found on the signature file of Keith N., Vancouver, BC
Don't worry if your job is small, and your rewards are few.
Remember that the mighty oak, was once a nut like you!
- Sept. 24, 1998 Received with thanks from Eric M, Washington, DC.
Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground!
Theodore Roosevelt
- Oct.7, 1998 Received with thanks from Janice Starr-Coles Anderson, Indiana
"Any act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted."
Aesop
- Oct.20, 1998 Received with thanks from Lyle Thomasson, Vancouver, BC
The harder I work, the luckier I get.
- Oct.28, 1998 Received with thanks from my daughter Gabi
Kindness: A language the deaf can hear, - the blind can see - and the
mute can speak.
- Nov.12, 1998 Received with thanks from Billy B., Auburn, New York
Anger is only one letter short of danger.
- Nov.20, 1998 Received with thanks from Angus MacLeod
An end will come on the world, but love and music will endure.
Thig crioch air an t-saoghail, ach mairidh gaol 's ceol.
Old Scottish Gaelic proverb
- Dec. 1, 1998 Received with thanks from Kimberly Freeman, Norcross, Georgia
A torn jacket is soon mended, but hard words bruise the heart of a child.
- Dec.6, 1998 Received with thanks from Mr. Yass Al-Hassani, Manchester, England
Sayings of wisdom can easily be said and read,
yet it is the
transformation of sayings to actions of wisdom, where the
difficulty arises.
- Dec.16, 1998 Received with thanks from Heather G., Texas
The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.
Emerson