{"id":2791,"date":"2016-03-14T09:53:23","date_gmt":"2016-03-14T13:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/?p=2791"},"modified":"2016-03-14T09:53:23","modified_gmt":"2016-03-14T13:53:23","slug":"the-but-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/2016\/03\/14\/the-but-list\/","title":{"rendered":"The But List"},"content":{"rendered":"

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But is one of those words that annoys me. I know\u2026among some of the other things annoying me this morning. It\u2019s one of those words that wakes up the universe and tells it to do an about face. That can be a good thing like \u201cI want my god damn hour back but I\u2019m sure I\u2019ll figure out how to do without it beautifully.\u201d Did you hear that universe, a little help would be good on that one. Or someone who says I got my bonus but it was less than last year because of that shitty boss of mine. You say you\u2019re grateful but not so much. That kind of but will bite you in the butt, the universe heard you you know\u2026just sayin.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a list of my favorite but quotes cause that\u2019s really all I got today without that very precious hour that they took away from me yesterday. Working on it\u2026but it might take a minute or two (listening universe???).<\/p>\n

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. Confucius<\/p>\n

Correction does much, but encouragement does more. Von Goethe<\/p>\n

Everyone thinks of changing the world but no one thinks of changing himself. Leo Tolstoy<\/p>\n

Isn\u2019t it funny how day by day nothing changes but when you look back everything is different? C.S. Lewis<\/p>\n

You\u2019re mad. Bonkers. Off your head\u2026but I\u2019ll tell you a secret\u2026All of the best people are. Alice in Wonderland<\/p>\n

Forgive your enemies but never forget their names. John F. Kennedy<\/p>\n

A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control. Proverbs 29:11<\/p>\n

Hatred is never ended by hatred but by love. Buddha<\/p>\n

Yesterday is but todays\u2019 memory and tomorrow is today\u2019s dream. Khalil Gibran<\/p>\n

The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new. Socrates<\/p>\n

Be quick, but don\u2019t hurry. John Wooden<\/p>\n

Many people die at 25 but aren\u2019t buried until they are 75. Benjamin Franklin<\/p>\n

At some point, you have to realize that some people can stay in your heart but not in your life. Unknown<\/p>\n

Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced. Soren Kierkgaard<\/p>\n

I\u2019m a kind person, I\u2019m kind to everyone, but if you are unkind to me then kindness is not what you\u2019ll remember me for. Al Capone<\/p>\n

No one saves us but ourselves. Buddha<\/p>\n

The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. Marcel Proust<\/p>\n

We make a living by what we get but we make a life by what we give. Winston Churchill<\/p>\n

Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at the goal. Martin Luther King Jr.<\/p>\n

And there you have it the universe listening in both directions, for the good and for the lightning bolt moment. It\u2019s a tiny word that bridges your intention so make sure you know your intention before you utter it.<\/p>\n

Find though she be but little, she is fierce. Shakespeare.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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