448 Quotes by T.F. Hodge

A woman, who considers herself to be mature, has every right to insist certain respectful expectations be met by a man, but not if her behavior is consistently childish, selfish, foolish or disrespectful. Man and woman should strive to bring values to the table that are worthy of mutual honor. Mature men won’t tolerate nonsense, but baby-boys will.

Drama don’t arrive by surprise; it is summoned, undisguised.

If our sense of self, our values and our ideals, do not originate from within – but are instead largely influenced, shaped or fashioned by celebrated characters – we fall under the spells of idol worship without realizing we have ‘souled out’.

Claiming to love self, but willingly default to cheating at the first sign of trouble is nothing short of playing yourself. Your ego may feel avenged – temporarily – but your heart and soul, the true self, will suffer the long term affects of karma’s justifiable sting.

Think about rethinking what you’re thinking, before speaking the thought you were thinking, and cause unintended consequences for speaking what you probably shouldn’t have been thinking.

Enlightened ones do not fight fire with fire; they realize they are it’s fuel.

In an honest effort to gain understanding, asking questions do not, necessarily, imply a conclusion has been determined. They can be used to avoid making the wrong judgement. If building trust is the ultimate goal – there is no need to be defensive, or feel threatened by any inquiry.

That sassy low classy, but dress real cheap-fly-n-fancy, with a chip on her shoulder – she’s just a bitterly wounded dove, wanting to be sieged by love.

Never let haters ‘still’ your flow. They can only do so with your permission.