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JUST BROWSING THE INTERNET AND
FOUND A FEW TERRIFIC QUOTES
“To shorten winter, borrow some money due in spring.” ~ W.J. Vogel
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“No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.” ~ Hal Borland
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“Every mile is two in winter.” ~English proverb
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“Happy Groundhog Day! I pray for that little guy to bring spring.” ~ Unknown
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“The shortest day has passed, and whatever nastiness of weather we may look forward to in January and February, at least we notice that the days are getting longer.” ~ V. Sackville-West
JUST BROWSING THE INTERNET AND FOUND A FEW TERRIFIC QUOTES
“In all of us there is a hunger, marrow deep, to know our heritage – to know who we are and where we came from. Without this enriching knowledge, there is a hollow yearning. No matter what our attainments in life, there is still a vacuum, an emptiness, and the most disquieting loneliness.”
~ Alex Haley
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“He who has no fools, knaves, or beggars in his family was begot by a flash of lightning.” ~ Old English proverb
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“When a child walks in the room, your child or anybody else’s child, do your eyes light up? That’s what they’re looking for.” ~ Toni Morrison
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“The family – that dear octopus from whose tentacles we never quite escape, nor, in our inmost hearts, ever quite wish to.” ~Dodie Smith
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“We inherit from our ancestors gifts so often taken for granted. Each of us contains within this inheritance of soul. We are links between the ages, containing past and present expectations, sacred memories and future promise.” ~ Edward Sellner
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