![]() You are the sum total of everything you’ve ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot – it’s all there. Nothing can dim the light which shines from within. My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return. My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style. We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated. There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you. Forgive everybody.īitterness is like cancer. It’s one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. I mean having enough courage to stand up and say, ‘I forgive. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. One isn’t necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage. I do not trust people who don’t love themselves and yet tell me, ‘I love you.’ There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.Ĭourage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can’t practice any other virtue consistently. It heals the scars left by a larger society. The love of the family, the love of the person can heal. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope. I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way (s)he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. I believe that each of us comes from the creator trailing wisps of glory. What black old people used to call ‘mother wit’ means intelligence that you had in your mother’s womb. When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. ![]() That some people, unable to go to school, were more educated and more intelligent than college professors. My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. While I know myself as a creation of God, I am also obligated to realize and remember that everyone else and everything else are also God’s creation. I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. ![]() I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.Īny book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him. Words mean more than what is set down on paper. I hope you and your children enjoy this collection of inspirational Maya Angelou quotes. This list is by no means comprehensive, but it should give you a sampling of the vast wit and wisdom of this incredible woman. They cover a wide variety of topics including reading, music, love, forgiveness, listening, and more. ![]() I thought I’d share some quotes by this amazing woman today. Maya Angelou was a genuine Renaissance woman and an inspiration to us all. She received more than 50 honorary degrees. She was an educator and civil rights activist. She also acted, directed, and produced plays, movies, and TV programs. Writing, however, wasn’t the only gift this great woman had. She could do more with the English language in one day than some people did in a lifetime. She could make a sentence into a work of art no matter what the subject was.
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