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Germanshepherdsmum Tue 13-Jul-21 08:45:46

Same as Lucca - this too shall pass.

Oopsadaisy1 Tue 13-Jul-21 08:43:04

I myself am made up of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.

Inner beauty is great but a bit of lipstick never hurts.

Oopsadaisy1 Tue 13-Jul-21 08:41:37

Smile while you still have teeth.

If you don’t like where you are, move, you are not a tree.

gingster my mother had a quote for every occassion!

Oopsadaisy1 Tue 13-Jul-21 08:39:59

Don’t promise when you’re happy
Don’t reply when you are angry
Don’t decide when you are sad.

Yesterday I was so clever I wanted to change the world
Now I am older I want to change myself.

Gingster Tue 13-Jul-21 08:39:55

Love that one Oops ?

Beswitched Tue 13-Jul-21 08:39:43

It's a long road that has no turns (old Irish saying basically meaning this too shall pass)

Oopsadaisy1 Tue 13-Jul-21 08:37:22

Do unto others before they do it to you.

Do no harm, but take no shit.

Jaxjacky Tue 13-Jul-21 08:37:08

Like others, do unto others as you would be done by and particularly in the last year: it will pass.

Greyduster Tue 13-Jul-21 08:35:57

“Never trouble trouble, ‘till trouble troubles you”!

grandMattie Tue 13-Jul-21 08:30:27

All will be well, all will be well, all manner of things will be well - Dame Julian of Norwich

Alima Tue 13-Jul-21 08:28:30

The light at the end of the tunnel is an on coming train.
(The mushroom one used to be mine Lucca, then I realised how scrumptious stuffed mushrooms actually are).

Lucca Tue 13-Jul-21 08:23:33

Life is too short to stuff a mushroom

Lucca Tue 13-Jul-21 08:23:15

This too shall pass

Lin52 Tue 13-Jul-21 08:13:13

Do as you would be done by. Matthew 7.12 .Used every day in my nursing career, especially in the difficult situations you can be faced with.

DiscoGran Tue 13-Jul-21 08:10:56

Don't sweat the small stuff..... and it's all small stuff.

Lin52 Tue 13-Jul-21 08:08:34

Infinity2

The motto I’ve found most helpful to me in my life has been this -
Waste Not Fresh Tears Over Old Griefs.
( Euripides)
When I’m feeling sorry for myself and find my past mistakes and personal sorrows overwhelming me, this is what I say to myself to drown them out.
What is your personal motto that’s helped you in the tougher times of your life ?

Thank you for that quote. Find myself in the same position, more often than not. Shall write it down at look at it whenever it’s needed.

dogsmother Tue 13-Jul-21 07:57:07

To thine own self be true...
Also ...tell the truth and shame the devil ( not sure if I made that one up though)

kittylester Tue 13-Jul-21 07:53:50

I collect Mottoware so could bore for ages but I suppose that 'To thine own self be true' is mine.

Nice to see you absent.

Kim19 Tue 13-Jul-21 07:52:40

Do as you would be done by works for me.

silverlining48 Tue 13-Jul-21 07:52:35

Do as you would be done by

Calendargirl Tue 13-Jul-21 07:52:07

To Thine Own Self Be True.

absent Tue 13-Jul-21 07:50:02

When one door closes another one shuts.

Infinity2 Mon 12-Jul-21 23:09:36

The motto I’ve found most helpful to me in my life has been this -
Waste Not Fresh Tears Over Old Griefs.
( Euripides)
When I’m feeling sorry for myself and find my past mistakes and personal sorrows overwhelming me, this is what I say to myself to drown them out.
What is your personal motto that’s helped you in the tougher times of your life ?