For all sad words of tongue and pen, by John Greenleaf Whittier

For all sad words of tongue and pen,
by John Greenleaf Whittier

A relationship, I think, is like a shark.
You know? It has to constantly move forward or it dies.
And I think what we got on our hands is a dead shark.
- the Woody Allen movie Annie Hall (1977)

I am a self-centered spoiled-rotten brat,
Thank you for nurturing me.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Some things will never seem adequate
no matter how hard we try.
- from the movie White Man's Burden

Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth
until the hour of separation.
- Khalil Gibran

One's first love is always perfect
until one meets one's second love.
- Elizabeth Aston

Most men lead lives of quiet desperation
and go to the grave with the song still in them.
- Henry David Thoreau

True friendship's laws are by this rule express'd,
Welcome the coming, speed the parting guest.
- Alexander Pope

Do you feel stuck?
Whether in a project, a job, a relationship,
or some other situation,
there is a time for perseverance,
and a time for letting go and moving on.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

All discarded lovers should be given a second chance,
but with somebody else.
- Mae West

Speak when you are angry -
and you will make the best speech you'll ever regret.
- Laurence J. Peter

Morality is the theory that every human act
must be either right or wrong,
and that 99 % of them are wrong.
- H. L. Mencken

I never considered a difference of opinion
in politics, in religion, in philosophy,
as cause for withdrawing from a friend.
- Thomas Jefferson

Human salvation lies in the hands
of the creatively maladjusted.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

A big part of letting go is recognizing
when it is time to stay in a situation
and when it is time to move on.
- Darren L. Johnson

A true friend is one who
overlooks your failures
and tolerates your success.
- Doug Larson

Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition,
is not only a waste of energy
but the worst habit you could possibly have.
- Dale Carnegie

Write your Sad times in Sand,
Write your Good times in Stone.
- George Bernard Shaw

I leave no trace of wings in the air,
but I am glad I have had my flight.
- Rabindranath Tagore

True love is a process of co-creation
in which neither feels ownership or superiority.
Jealousy is a highly destructive force
for love and relationships.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Distance cannot matter - ours is a friendship of the heart.
- Mary Anne Radmacher

I believe that everything happens for a reason.
People change so that you can learn to let go,
things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right,
you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself,
and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.
- Marilyn Monroe

There is nothing more depressing,
than having everything,
and still feeling sad.
- Janet Jackson

The darkest night is often the bridge to the brightest tomorrow.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

"Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare,
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
- Percy Bysshe Shelley

Mind Chatter...
"I'm too fat; I'm too thin; and my hair is a fright;
And I'm never enough; and my world is not right;
I'm not smart; I'm not cute; I'm not strong; I'm a bust
I earn scorn; I earn hate; I'm no good; I disgust."
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

I seldom think about my limitations,
and they never make me sad.
Perhaps there is just a touch of yearning at times;
but it is vague, like a breeze among flowers.
- Helen Keller

Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates.
You never know what you're gonna get.
- the movie Forrest Gump

You're only here for a short visit.
Don't hurry. Don't worry.
And be sure to smell the flowers along the way.
- Walter Hagen

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent
about things that matter.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

The way I see it, if you want the rainbow,
you gotta put up with the rain.
- Dolly Parton

Farewell My Friend
It was beautiful as long as it lasted
The journey of my life.
I have no regrets whatsoever
save the pain I'll leave behind.
Those dear hearts who love and care...
And the strings pulling at the heart and soul...
The strong arms that held me up
When my own strength let me down.
At every turning of my life
I came across good friends,
Friends who stood by me,
Even when the time raced me by.
Farewell, farewell my friends
I smile and bid you goodbye.
No, shed no tears for I need them not
All I need is your smile.
If you feel sad do think of me
for that's what I'll like
when you live in the hearts
of those you love, remember then
you never die.
- Gitanjali Ghei

But what a cruel thing is war
to separate and destroy families and friends.
- Robert E. Lee

The very ink with which all history
is written is merely fluid prejudice.
- Mark Twain

Falling out of love is very enlightening.
For a short while you see the world with new eyes.
- Iris Murdoch

You know you love someone when you know
you want them to be happy,
even if their happiness means
that you are not a part of it.
- Anonymous

Don't be dismayed by good-byes.
A farewell is necessary before you can meet again.
- Richard Bach

It takes a long while for a naturally trustful person
to reconcile himself to the idea that
after all God will not help him
- H. L. Mencken

Momma always said dyin' was a part of life.
I sure wish it wasn't.
- the movie Forrest Gump

We are afraid to care too much, for fear
that the other person does not care at all.
- Eleanor Roosevelt

It is a mistake to look too far ahead.
Only one link in the chain of destiny
can be handled at a time.
- Winston Churchill

We take refuge in pride,
because we are afraid to tell the truth to ourselves.
- Kakuzo Okakura

I was thinking that I might fly today.
Just to disprove all the things you say...
please be careful with me, I'm sensitive,
and I'd like to stay that way.
- Jewel

The moral arc of the universe
bends at the elbow of justice.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Through pride we are ever deceiving ourselves.
But deep down below the surface of the average conscience
a still, small voice says to us, something is out of tune.
- Carl Jung

We're never so vulnerable than when we trust someone -
but paradoxically, if we cannot trust,
neither can we find love or joy.
- Walter Anderson

I always like walking in the rain,
so no one can see me crying.
- Charlie Chaplin

Those who have come here to hate should leave now;
for in their hate, they only betray themselves.
- Terry Goodkind

Alas for those that never sing,
But die with all their music in them!
- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

I have lost my seven best friends,
which is to say that God has had mercy on me
seven times without realizing it.
He lent a friendship, took it from me, and sent me another.
- Jean Cocteau

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