Quotable Sunday

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Toni, from A Daily Dose of Toni has this great weekly ritual of posting Favorite Quotes – the quotes that people come up with are very inspiring, so if you haven’t had a chance to check out Quotable Sunday, now’s your chance! 😉 This week I have chosen quotes about ‘Self-Improvement’. Nobody’s ‘perfect’ – I myself always joke that I’m still ‘under construction’… 😉


“Let us strive to improve ourselves, for we cannot remain stationary; one either progresses or retrogrades.” Mme. Du Deffand

“The safest principle through life, instead of reforming others, is to set about perfecting yourself.” B. R. Haydon

“What you dislike in another take care to correct in yourself.” Thomas Sprat

“The highest purpose of intellectual cultivation is to give a man a perfect knowledge and mastery of his own inner self; to render our consciousness its own light and its own mirror.” Frederich Leopold von Hardenberg

“In this world man must either be anvil or hammer.” Henry W. Longfellow

“Many only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people.” Will Rogers

“The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none.” Thomas Carlyle

“Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anyone else expects of you.
Never excuse yourself.” Henry Ward Beecher


Want to join us on Quotable Sunday? Here are the basic and easy-to-follow rules…come on and join in, it’s fun! 😉

The rules (for newbies)
~Go to your blog and post one or more of your favorite quotes.
~Go to Toni’s and sign mister linky with the link to your post and then go visit the other participants and leave some comment love.
~Spread the word of course…we want lots of Quotes to read 🙂

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About Stacy (the Random Cool Chick)

After 20+ years in the Corporate World and years of infertility, Princess Nagger made her miraculous appearance and I chose to become a SAHM and WAHM - I love every minute of it. We added Little Dude through adoption, adding a whole new dimension to our family. We have an eclectic mix of pets: dogs, cats, birds and fish. I love to cook and try new techniques to turn ordinary into extraordinary. Crafty by nature, I take on a lot of unique projects and enjoy seeing the end result. My favorite, of course, is making my own wine out of fruits and grapes. Experiments with water currently underway. I blog about the joys of parenting, family, friends, life, love and anything else that strikes my fancy. I do enjoy doing reviews and giveaways for products I use, believe in and can stand behind.
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35 thoughts on “Quotable Sunday”

  1. Good morning Stacy!
    I like the faults quote.
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    Hey, what’s this ‘Digg’ thingy you got there?

  2. Thanks Stacy… good way to remind ourselves that we are all “under construction” Happy Sunday!

  6. Thanks Alicia! 🙂
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    Digg is a place for people to discover and share content from anywhere on the internet…sort of like Stumbleupon works. 🙂 s You can find Digg at http://www.digg.coms I’m SassyDesigns there – feel free to come ‘find’ me! 😉

  7. Thanks Jenn!s It’s always good to remind ourselves of that, isn’t it? 😉

  10. “Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anyone else expects of you.
    Never excuse yourself.”
    I loved this one. This is such a great idea. The last two times I’ve come over I see nothing but great ideas. I’m so loving your blog. 🙂
    I just started blogging and I love this idea. 🙂
    Thanks for the info.

  12. My favorite:
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    I’m still ‘under construction’… Quote by Stacy
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    Love it!

  13. I love “be anvil or hammer”-I try to remind myself, “Progress, not perfection!” Hope you’re having a great weekend!

  15. Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anyone else expects of you.
    Never excuse yourself.” Henry Ward Beecher
    I love this quote. Great choices this week!! 🙂

  17. “What you dislike in another take care to correct in yourself.” Thomas Sprat
    I like this one the best. So true, So true.

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  20. Great quotes! I adore this one:”Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anyone else expects of you.
    Never excuse yourself.” Henry Ward Beecher

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  21. I love these! “Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anyone else expects of you.
    Never excuse yourself.” Henry Ward Beecher

  22. I like this one best of the bunch:
    “What you dislike in another take care to correct in yourself.” by Thomas Sprat

    Davida

  24. Thank you for your kind words, Betty! It’s fun to incorporate fun things like this – you should join us on Quotable Sunday! The more, the merrier! 😉 Thanks so much for stopping by! 🙂

  25. Thanks so much, Shelley! Hope you’re having an awesome Sunday, too! 😉

  26. Oooh, I like that, Shagrila – ‘Progress, not perfection!’ I need to remind myself of that, too! 😉 Thanks so much for stopping by! 🙂

  27. That’s a good one – made me smile when I read it! 😉 Thanks so much for stopping by, Debbie! 🙂

  28. Really makes you think, doesn’t it? 🙂 Thanks for stopping by, Fiona! 🙂

  29. Thank you very much, Sarah! I appreciate you stopping by! 🙂

  30. Thanks, Elizabeth! That one’s my favorite, too! 🙂 Thanks a bunch for stopping by! 😉

  31. Great choice, Davida! 🙂 Thanks so much for stopping by! 🙂

  33. I love the quote about what you dislike in other strive to change in yourself. If you think about that it speaks volumes !! I am enjoying your blog this morning !

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  35. Thank you so much Msslaydbug! So happy to have you stop by! 🙂