Propriety was a rigid master, but one that must be obeyed if one wanted to keep a sterling reputation. - Lawana Blackwell
For all their strength, men were sometimes like little children. - Lawana Blackwell
True repentance means making amends with the person when at all possible. - Lawana Blackwell
It isn't kind to cultivate a friendship just so one will have an audience. - Lawana Blackwell
If courage wasn't a standard result of aging, it meant that the young could somehow acquire it as well. - Lawana Blackwell
Forgiveness is almost a selfish act because of its immense benefits to the one who forgives. - Lawana Blackwell
Outings are so much more fun when we can savor them through the children's eyes. - Lawana Blackwell
Age is no guarantee of maturity. - Lawana Blackwell
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. - Lawana Blackwell
Patterning your life around other's opinions is nothing more than slavery. - Lawana Blackwell
The hatred you're carrying is a live coal in your heart - far more damaging to yourself than to them. - Lawana Blackwell
If there was strife and contention in the home, very little else in life could compensate for it. - Lawana Blackwell
He had learned over the years that poor people did not feel so poor when allowed to give occasionally. - Lawana Blackwell
Youth isn't always all it's touted to be. - Lawana Blackwell