In search of uplifting quotes...words of wisdom, etc. (virtual, soul)

[dawny0826]

I have an Uncle who is in prison for doing something really stupid.

He's a good guy who is really struggling and I care about him. He wrote in a letter to my Nana that he feels so lost and lonely and wished that the family would write him. So...after prayer...I've decided that I need to.

I thought I'd ask if anyone would like to share their favorite quotes, words of wisdom, favorite scripture, etc. (that you wouldn't mind me "borrowing" for a future letter to my Uncle) that you'd give to someone who is generally struggling and is at a crossroads.

Thanks...warm wishes and virtual (((hugs))).

Also..for those of you who wouldn't mind praying...would you mind joining me in lifting his troubled soul up in prayer?

[Eynah]

"The pain passes, but the beauty remains." - Pierre-Auguste Renoir

“Humor is just another defense against the universe.” - Mel Brooks

“The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.” - Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“When something an affliction happens to you, you either let it defeat you, or you defeat it.” - Jean-Jacques Rouseau

“If you hold a cat by the tail you learn things you cannot learn any other way.” - Mark Twain

“You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him discover it in himself.” -Galileo Galilei

"Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.” - Orison Swett Marden

“The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.” - Moliere

“The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value. I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress and grow” - Thomas Paine

“Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.” - William James

“To overcome difficulties is to experience the full delight of existence.” - Arthur Schopner

“The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love and to be greater than our suffering.” - Ben Okri

Here are just a few I could come up with. I use www.thinkexist.com to get my quotes, and I looked through the books I'd made with quotes I like. I hope they help, and maybe the site will too.

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"Pain is weakness leaving the body." -Daniel R. Evans

[dawny0826]

Thanks. I appreciate it.

[Jaiket]

I rather like my current signature. Ken Saro-Wiwa was an inspiring man.

http://www.remembersarowiwa.com/

[dawny0826]

Originally Posted by Jaiket

I rather like my current signature. Ken Saro-Wiwa was an inspiring man.

http://www.remembersarowiwa.com/

It is pretty nifty.