Tag Archives: Thomas A Kempis

A Stroll in the Garden

β€œAct as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” ― William James

Phlox

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Hollyhock

β€œYour beliefs become your thoughts,
Your thoughts become your words,
Your words become your actions,
Your actions become your habits,
Your habits become your values,
Your values become your destiny.”
― Gandhi

Lily

β€œTwenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr., P.S. I Love You

Spirea

β€œListen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity. The greatest problem with communication is we don’t listen to understand. We listen to reply. When we listen with curiosity, we don’t listen with the intent to reply. We listen for what’s behind the words.” ― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

Snapdragon

β€œI have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.” ― John Locke

Clematis

β€œWe can’t sufficiently define love with our words. Therefore, the only option that we’re left with is to show it in our actions. And if our actions don’t show it, the words don’t matter. Neither does anything else.” ― Craig D. Lounsbrough

Phlox

β€œDo actions agree with words? There’s your measure of reliability. Never confine yourself to the words.”
― Frank Herbert, Chapterhouse: Dune

Larkspur

β€œYou can’t make yourself feel positive, but you can choose how to act, and if you choose right, it builds your confidence.”
― Julien Smith, The Flinch

Hosta

β€œAt the Day of Judgement we shall not be asked what we have read but what we have done.”
― Thomas A Kempis, The Imitation of Christ

Yarrow

β€œIf your actions don’t live up to your words, you have nothing to say.” ― DaShanne Stokes

Coneflower

β€œIf you think you’re too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito in the room.” ― Anita Roddick

Lily

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Keep smiling.

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