The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.-W.M. Lewis
It is vital that people "count their blessings" to appreciate what they possess without having to undergo its actual loss.-Abraham Maslow
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.-Samuel Johnson
Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?-Abraham Lincoln
He does not believe who does not live according to his belief.-Thomas Fuller
He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.-Epictetus
The love of one’s country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?-Pablo Casals
The only way on earth to multiply happiness is to divide it.-Paul Scherer It’s important the people should know what you stand for. It’s equally important that they know what you won’t stand for.-Mary H. Waldrip
You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.-Rosalynn Carter
The really happy man is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.-Anonymous
Are you humbly grateful? Or grumbly hateful?-Pastor Roland Smith
People who fight fire with fire usually end up with ashes.-Abigail Van Buren
If you have made mistakes, even serious ones, there is always another chance for you. What we call failure is not the falling down, but the staying down.-Mary Pickford
He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he who loses his courage loses all.-Miguel de Cervantes
All beginnings require that you unlock a new door.-Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav
The right time to show your good character is when you are pestered by somebody weaker than you.-Buddha
Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get.-Ray Kroc
Pain nourishes courage. You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you.-Mary Tyler Moore
If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one.-Mother Teresa
Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.-F. Scott Fitzgerald
One can acquire everything in solitude--except character.-Henri Stendhal
When we see men of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inward and examine ourselves.-Confucius
When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.-Charles A. Beard
Keep the faculty of effort alive in you by a little gratuitous exercise every day.-William James
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.-Ambrose Redmoon
In the pursuit of happiness, the difficulty lies in knowing when you have caught up.-R.H. Grenville
Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.-William A. Ward
Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree.-Marian Wright Edelman
Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.-Auguste Rodin
Avoid the crowd. Do your own thinking independently. Be the chess player, not the chess piece.-Ralph Charell
Don't cross the stream to look for water.-Swedish Proverb
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.-T.S. Eliot
Good friendships are fragile things and require as much care as any other fragile and precious thing.-Randolph Bourne
If you are doing your best, you will not have time to worry about failure.-Robert Hillyer
The great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, but in what direction we are moving.-Oliver Wendell Holmes
Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal.-Pamela Vault Starr
Reputation is character minus what you’ve been caught doing.-Michael Iapoce
The proverb warns that 'You should not bite the hand that feeds you.' But maybe you should, if it prevents you from feeding yourself.-Thomas Szasz
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.-Hannah More
Speak when you're angry, and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret.-Lawrence J. Peter
One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.-Elbert Hubbard
Nothing makes you like other human beings so much as doing things for them.-Zora Neale Hurston
A bend in the road is not the end of the road...unless you fail to make the turn.-Unknown
The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between political parties either--but right through every human heart.-Alexsandr Solzhenitsyn
One man with courage makes a majority.-Andrew Jackson
Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it.-Winston Churchill
Never fear shadows. They simply mean there's a light shining somewhere nearby.-Ruth E. Renkel
The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself, he becomes wise.-Aiden Nowlan
You miss 100 percent of all the shots you never take.-Wayne Gretzky
Good people are good because they’ve come to wisdom through failure. We get very little wisdom from success, you know.-William Saroyan
I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar.-Robert Brault
Cheerfulness and contentment are great beautifiers and are famous preservers of youthful looks.-Charles Dickens
Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but a manner of traveling.-Margaret Lee Runbeck
If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness and fear.-Glenn Clark
There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.-Edith Wharton
Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and of true progress.-Nicholas Murray Butler
When all is said and done, more is said than done.-Lou Holtz
To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.-Bertrand Russell
The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person who is doing it.-Chinese Proverb
The best way to predict your future is to create it.-Unknown
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.-John Quincy Adams
A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle.-Benjamin Franklin
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.-Franklin D. Roosevelt
I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.-Thomas Jefferson
The more a man knows, the more he forgives.-Confucius
Let no one come to you without leaving better and happier.-Mother Teresa
Enthusiasm is a kind of faith that has been set on fire.-George Matthew Adams
Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.-Oprah Winfrey
The journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.-Chinese Proverb
In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior.One of the oldest human needs is having someone wonder where you are when you don’t come home at night.-Margaret Mead -Sir Francis Bacon
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.-Dutch proverb
Your future depends on many things, but mostly on you.-Frank Tyger
Argue for your limitations and sure enough they're yours.-Richard Bach
Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us every day.-Sally Koch
Hope is like a road in the country; there wasn’t ever a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence.-Lin Yutang
It isn’t hard to be good from time to time. What’s tough is being good every day.-Willie Mays
Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is.-Maxim Gorky
Each day we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.-Charles Swindoll
He who postpones the hour of living rightly is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses.-Horace
Nothing is so embarrassing as watching someone do something that you said couldn't be done.-Sam Ewing
It’s the things in common that make relationships enjoyable, but it’s the little differences that make them interesting.-Todd Ruthman
All receive advice. Only the wise profit from it.-Syrus
Life can only be understood backwards, but must be lived forwards.-Soren Kierkegaard
Days are scrolls: write on them only what you want remembered.-Bchya Ibn Pakuda
No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helped you.-Althea Gibson
Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use.-Emily Post