DePressMe: What a wonderful idea. Something your Mother will really appreciate. It reminded me of something I started probably 15 years ago. I bought a book with blank pages. I write down phrases I like, cut out newspaper columns and comic strips and glue them in the book - anything that makes me think, leaves me feeling good, makes me smile, or laugh out loud.

So, I just thumbed through the book and here are some you might be able to use:
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I suppose if we couldn't laugh at things that don't make sense, we couldn't react to a lot of life.
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Courage is the capacity to go from failure to failure without loosing enthusiasm.
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It has not come to stay. It has come to pass.
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I don't suffer from insanity. I truly enjoy it !
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We're not here to see through people. We're here to see people through.
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How big would you dream if you knew you couldn't fail?
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I am the nicest thing I could ever do for myself.
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I am not a total stranger. I am a perfect stranger.
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Act the way you want to feel, and soon you will feel the way you act.
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Lead me not into temptation. I can find it myself.
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If you continually give, you will continually have.
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You know, sooner or later everybody gets hurt by life...there's no way to avoid it. But it's the ones who bounce back who make it interesting.
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What is a dream? A magical thing
A rainbow of joy in your heart
Your own secret corner. Where no one can go
Where the path to fulfillment can start
A dream lures you on. Always one step ahead
Until you have caught it and then...
There's always another to capture your soul
And lead your heart onward again.