Marcelene Cox

“Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use.”

“Life is a one-way street. No matter how many detours you take, none of them lead back.”

“Comfort is a state of mind, not a place.”

“Children are not things to be molded, but are people to be unfolded.”

“Progress always involves risk; you can't steal second base and keep your foot on first.”

“Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.”

“We can do anything we want to do if we stick to it long enough.”

“What we are is God's gift to us. What we become is our gift to God.”

“Imagination is the highest kite one can fly.”

“The final test of a gentleman is his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him.”

“The only way to make a man trustworthy is to trust him.”

“A good way to forget your troubles is to help others out of theirs.”

“A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have.”

“Love is a verb. Never stop doing it.”

“A man's conscience, like a warning line on the highway, tells him what he shouldn't do – but it does not keep him from doing it.”

“Nobody gets to live life backwards. Look ahead, that is where your future lies.”