Quotations for Daily Use

It's What's Inside That Counts

"A honeyed mouth with milky words hides a heart filled with gall and evil deeds."Philander Chase Knox (May 6, 1853 – October 12, 1921) was an American lawyer, bank director and politician who served as United States Attorney General (1901–1904), a Senator from Pennsylvania (1904–1909, 1917–1921) and Secretary of State (1909–1913). He served in the Cabinet under three presidents.

"Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it." Proverbs 4:23

"Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light." Roethke

"God is more interested in doing something in us than for us and the greatest thing he can do for us is to do something in us." James Merritt - James Merritt, (born December 22, 1952), is a U.S. religious leader and was president of the Southern Baptist Convention from 2000 to 2002.

"He is like a drum which makes a lot of noise but is hollow inside." Sudanese Proverb

"L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." Translation: "And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye." Author Antoine de Saint-Exupery in The Little Prince - Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint-Exupéry simply known as Saint-Exupéry (29 June 1900 – 31 July 1944), was a French writer, poet, aristocrat, journalist and pioneering aviator. Note that this was Fred Rogers' favorite quote.

"The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within - strength, courage, dignity." Ruby Dee - Ruby Dee (born Ruby Ann Wallace; October 27, 1922 – June 11, 2014) was an American actress.

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