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Life will offer us amazing opportunities, but we’ve got to be wide-awake to recognize them.”
While other women were busy being proper, she was busy cultivating her spirit.”
“It’s what we believe about ourselves that determines how others see us.”
“Nothing brings light to a woman’s face like pearls,”
Southern hospitality not only came from the heart but was a practiced social art that had been passed down from one generation to the next—like fine silverware or china. Southerners had a way of doing things that made you feel special,
“Don’t lay claim to somethin’ that don’t belong to you.
Don’t go wastin’ all them bright tomorrows you ain’t even seen by hangin’ on to what happened yesterday. Let go, child. Just breathe out and let go.”
“People is wise ’cause they get out in the world and live. Wisdom comes from experience—from knowin’ each day is a gift and accepting it with gladness.
