Quotes About Value

Even we are guilty of not nurturing gifts, and the gifts that aren't fed shrivel and die.

But I had loved and been loved deeply and completely, not once but twice in my life. I would not trade that for all the riches that Montegue had to offer.

Never let one handful of soil slip through your fingers, or you will lose it all.

Pieces. I hold them like they are life itself. They nearly are.

Things are always less important once you're assured of having them.

Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are.

Para um homem, a mulher é como uma pintura ou uma estátua clássica. Ele escolhe uma e leva para casa, esperando que combine com a mobília existente lá.

I believe as I did as a child, that life has meaning, direction and value; that no suffering is lost; that each drop of blood and every tear counts; and that the secret of the world is to be found in St. John's "Veus Caritas est"—"God is love." —FRANÇOIS MAURIAC

A house is just a bunch of lumber and nails, Hattie. It's just a thing. Never fall in love with anything that can't love you back.

Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, 'Make me feel important.' Never forget this message when working with people.

Everyone wears a sign that says "Make me feel important

a half-dollar's worth will sometimes do for the poor what hundreds of dollars may fail to do for the rich; it makes them happy and grateful

It's not so much how busy you are, but why you are busy. The bee is praised. The mosquito is swatted.

Having money is rather like being a blond. It is more fun but not vital.

Your spirited child possesses personality traits that we value in adults. It is never too early to begin proclaiming her virtues.

You think a king worth more than other men? Xau did not, despite my efforts to correct his misconception.

Life is too short for a long story.

When you believe that you are not worthwhile in and of yourself, in the back of your mind you also begin to believe that life is not worthwhile in and of itself. It is only worthwhile insofar as it relates to your crusade. It is a kamikaze mission.

when a woman is thin in this culture, she proves her worth, in a way that no great accomplishment, no stellar career, nothing at all can match.

Humanity knows nothing at all. There is no intrinsic value in anything, and every action is a futile, meaningless effort.

Through inhabiting the Christian narrative, we come to see ourselves, as the medieval writer Julian of Norwich famously put it, as being enfolded in the love of Christ, which brings us a new security, identity, and value. Our self-worth is grounded in being loved by God.

So is there a better way of framing our identity? Part of the Christian answer to this question focuses on a relationship with God that affirms, whatever else we are, we are loved by God and individually known to God by name. We find identity, meaning, and value within the context of this relationship.

La hermosura, señora Clara —le dije con voz áspera—, debe ir acompañada de la virtud para ser hermosura valedera pues, de otro modo, sólo es buena apariencia y como tal, fácil de perder.

Qué poco valoramos las cosas cuando no las hemos perdido!