We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.

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“If Irish or Italian culture dies in America it really isn't that big a deal. They will still exist in Italy and Ireland. Not so with us. There is no other place. North America is our old country.” 
― Janet Campbell Hale

“Wisdom comes from reflection.”

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“Each time a person passes by you and you say 'hello', imagine that person turning into a candle. The more positivity, love and light you reflect, the more light is mirrored your way. Sharing beautiful hellos is the quickest way to earn spiritual brownie points. You should start seeing hellos as small declarations of faith. Every time you say hello to a stranger, your heart acknowledges over and over again that we are all family.” ― Suzy Kassem

“A dove carries peace on its wings.”

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Every morning my Dove family arrives at 7AM for their feeding of wild bird seed. I do not know how birds communicate but they found a way to bring family and friends. They have to be alert at all times; a hawk flies by looking for a Dove Buffet.  Joan Reese

The atmosphere sets the mood.

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A happy life must be to a great extent a quiet life, for it is only in an atmosphere of quiet that true joy dare live.     

Bertrand Russell

Love begins by taking care of the closest ones - the ones at home.

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He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.   Johann Wolfgang von Goethe