a site celebrating the collection of things to be happy about in life
by Barbara Ann Kipfer
8,789 Words of Wisdom
8,789 WORDS OF WISDOM is brimming with great advice, maxims, sayings and saws, proverbs, precepts, and truths - 8,789 of them, to be exact. Turn to any spot in the book and there is the secret to living a happier, healthier, saner, more productive life. Learn to unlearn. Appreciate the questions as much as the answers. Stretch beyond what is comfortable. There are folksy expressions polished smooth over time: If you think you can, you can. Experience is the best teacher. Quotes: Those who know don't speak, those who speak don't know (Lao-tzu). Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there (Will Rogers). Unexpected turns: Listen with your eyes. Good judgment comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgment. Taken together it's the ultimate source of self-improvement. Here are thousands of sayings that are truer now than the day they were coined. All collected by Barbara Ann Kipfer, who has the sensibility of a poet, the outlook of a practical philosopher, the obsession of a list maker.
- character is what we are; reputation is what others think we are
- if you take care of your character, your reputation will take care of itself
- debt is a hard taskmaster
- set aside quiet time every day
- do not expect money to bring you happiness
- the first step is the hardest
- believe that you are gifted for something
- all decisions need to be based on the situation at hand
- what you enjoy doing in your 20's is probably not the same thing that you enjoy doing in your 40's
- remember there are two sides to every story
- diversify your investments
- to live our dreams, we must wake up
- love removes hate
- starve a fever and feed a cold