More things quoted!

Okay, so this morning I am really excited because it's a WEEKEND! That means more practice time on the piano! Which I really need right now, because I'm not getting even half of what I need. Maybe God will bless me and I can go practice in another place where there aren't so many distractions of various kinds for a few hours. But the point of this post is quotes, whether I got them from song lyrics, poem, whatever...

"...Doing an injury puts you below your enemy;
Revenging one makes you but even with him;
Forgiving it sets you above him..."
-Benjamin Franklin


"When you can't get through it, you can listen to it."
-Hanson


"For some, music is just a pastime,
It's an undeniable fact of living,
A blissful slavery of mind, body, and soul.
To rise about the ashes of mediocrity is rare,
Yet the gift is freely handed out to anyone who cares to receive it,
Instantly shattering our daily drudgery.

The path to pursue more that the usual,
More than what is safe and known,
Is wrought with time-sharpened jagged blades that cut deep,
Blocking many from the road to something greater,
Beyond the stunted imagination of their peers.

Within the veins of the few,
Passion fills every sinew with a sweet unquenchable purpose,
Calming the fear of those treacherous paths.
Though every slice burns and bleeds,
Still they take each cut
And wear the scars with pride to signal their choice,
That undying pursuit of greater joy within every chord.

And so they say- Watch me bleed"
-Hanson

"When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest! if you must; but don't you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don't give up, though the pace seems slow;
You might succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor's cup.
And he learned too late, when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out;
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt;
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit;
It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit"
-anonymous