Daily Encouragement Quotes Starting

Since this blog is geared towards encouragement quotes I will start the Encouragement Quote for the day. I will try not to miss a day. If you have any you want to add, please leave me a comment.
I might group these in categories such as religion, weddings, children.. I am not sure yet how many categories I would need since I am just getting started.

Some of the quotes will be really really old, so we might have to think about what they really mean. I want to give a really good variety and have something for everyone, but not ones that you have heard over and over again.

Here are the first: Joseph Addison (1672-1719)

I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs.

A perfect tragedy is the noblest production of human nature.

They make you think don’t they?

The quote came from an olde book I have purchased at a used book store, last revision date of 1966. It should be public domain by now.

To find out more about Joseph Addison, visit here:
Joseph Addison. (2009, June 1). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 11:49, June 1, 2009, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joseph_Addison&oldid=293703476