Lawana Blackwell Quotes

Patterning your life around other`s opinions is nothing more than slavery.

If courage wasn`t a standard result of aging, it meant that the young could somehow acquire it as well.

Outings are so much more fun when we can savor them through the children`s eyes.

If there was strife and contention in the home, very little else in life could compensate for it.

Forgiveness is almost a selfish act because of its immense benefits to the one who forgives.

Propriety was a rigid master, but one that must be obeyed if one wanted to keep a sterling reputation.

Youth isn`t always all it`s touted to be.

It isn`t kind to cultivate a friendship just so one will have an audience.

Age is no guarantee of maturity.

For all their strength, men were sometimes like little children.

The hatred you`re carrying is a live coal in your heart - far more damaging to yourself than to them.

I`ve grown to realize the joy that comes from little victories is preferable to the fun that comes from ease and the pursuit of pleasure.