“Here's champagne for our real friends, and real pain for our sham friends.” — Mardy Grothe Champagne Copy Share Image
The best thing about fear is that it provides a wonderful opportunity to demonstrate courage. — Mardy Grothe Copy Share Image
The best teachers aren't those who answer our questions, but those who question our answers. — Mardy Grothe Copy Share Image
The high cost of living is a minor problem when compared to the cost of high living. — Mardy Grothe Copy Share Image
If you want to understand a difficult or trying person, begin by asking the question: 'What is the wound they are trying… — Mardy Grothe Copy Share Image
The secret of a successful relationship is avoiding the unforgivable and forgiving the unavoidable. — Mardy Grothe Copy Share Image
We tend to see our character flaws as simple defects, and the simple defects of others as character flaws. — Mardy Grothe Character Copy Share Image
We can never truly understand the people we hate; we can never truly hate the people we understand. — Mardy Grothe Hate Copy Share Image
A life without purpose is like a novel without a plot. It wanders all over the place, is hard to follow, and… — Mardy Grothe Books Copy Share Image
If life were like a competitive race, some people would be given a flying start and others would line up with weights… — Mardy Grothe Copy Share Image
Instead of talking in the hope that people will listen, try listening in the hope that people will talk. — Mardy Grothe Communication Copy Share Image
Why is it that the most important stuff to listen to is almost always the stuff we don't want to hear? — Mardy Grothe Communication Copy Share Image
Most of us recognize how important it is to listen respectfully when our loved ones are talking; but we often forget that… — Mardy Grothe Communication Copy Share Image
Turning seventy is like beginning the eighth inning of a baseball game. The contest is nearing completion, but there's likely to be… — Mardy Grothe Action Copy Share Image
If life is a blank canvas and all people are artists, the big challenge we all face may be expressed this way:… — Mardy Grothe Copy Share Image
Men are like microwave ovens; they heat up immediately, but things start to boil over after about three minutes. Women are like… — Mardy Grothe Copy Share Image
The best thing about the battle between the sexes is often the sex between the battles. — Mardy Grothe Battle Copy Share Image
If only people fought undeserved praise as much as they do unfair criticism. — Mardy Grothe Criticism Copy Share Image
Adolescence is a kind of slavery cleverly disguised as freedom. — Mardy Grothe Adolescence Copy Share Image
Never rely on your friends for money, or on your money for friends. — Mardy Grothe Friendship Copy Share Image
People sometimes forget when you remember, but they always remember when you forget. — Mardy Grothe Copy Share Image
People who parade their holiness are operating dangerously close to the sin of pride. — Mardy Grothe Holiness Copy Share Image
When we're young, everything is possible; when we're old, possibilities are everything. — Mardy Grothe Possibilities Copy Share Image
People who are most interested in telling the truth about others are generally the least interested in having the truth told about… — Mardy Grothe People Copy Share Image
“By trying to make things easier for their children, parents can make things much harder for them.” — Mardy Grothe Child Copy Share Image
It is one of history's greatest ironies that, over the centuries, the pursuit of pleasure has resulted in more pain than enjoyment. — Mardy Grothe Copy Share Image
Two of the biggest conversational blunders you can make are saying something when you should stay silent, and staying silent when you… — Mardy Grothe Blunders Copy Share Image
Even though it runs counter to popular belief, Life's critical decisions are usually made in the heart and only later ratified by… — Mardy Grothe Belief Copy Share Image
