All Merle Shain Quotes
- Our strength is in our dreams, and those who do not dare to dream damn themselves. Damn
- Most women would rather have someone whisper their name at optimum moments than rocket with contractions to the moon. Contractions
- The act is unjustifiable that either begs for a blessing, or, having succeeded gives no thanksgiving. Act
- Loving someone means helping them to be more themselves, which can be different from being what you’d like them to be, although often they turn… D Like
- Until you divest yourself of the notion that you are a collection of needs, an empty vessel that someone else must fill up, there will… Collection
- There are really only two ways to approach life - as victim or as gallant fighter - and you must decide if you want to… Act
- Loving can cost a lot but not loving always cost more. Always Cost
- The conflict between what one is and who one is expected to be touches all of us. And sometimes, rather than reach for what one… All
- Life is like fording a river, stepping from one slippery stone to another, and you must rejoice every time you don't lose your balance, and… All
- Each of us is a seed, a silent promise, and it is always Spring. Always Spring
- Friends are people who help you be more yourself, more the person you are intended to be. Friends
- One can never change the past, only the hold it has on you, and while nothing in your life is reversible, you can reverse it… Change
- It takes great generosity to accept generosity. Accept
- One can never change the past, only the hold it has on you. Change
- The roots of love sink down and deep and strike out far, and they are arteries that feed our lives, so we must see that… Arteries
- There are some decisions in life that only you can make. Daring
- The answer doesn't lie in learning how to protect ourselves from life-it lies in learning how to become strong enough to let a bit more… Answer
- It takes a lot of mulch, love does, to create a froth. Create
- Some men are more perfect than others. Inspirational
- Friends are like windows through which you see out into the world and back into yourself. If you don't have friends you see much less… Friends
- Loving can cost a lot but not loving always costs more, and those who fear to love often find that want of love is an… Always Costs
- One often learns more from ten days of agony than from ten years of contentment. Agony
- You can employ men and hire hands to work for you, but you must win their hearts to have them work with you. Employ