There is nothing noble in being superior to someone else. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self. Hindu Proverb
Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good actions; try to use ordinary situations. Richter
Let us remember, so far as we can, that every unpleasant thought is a bad thing literally put in the body. Prentice Mulford
Whether you think you can or think you can’t, either way you are right. Henry Ford
A problem well stated is a problem half solved. Charles F. Kettering
We need love’s tender lesson taught As only weakness can; God hath His small interpreters, The child must teach the man. John Greenleaf Whittier
Virtue is a kind of heath, beauty, and good habit of the soul. Plato
Have a heart that never hardens and a temper that never tires and a touch that never hurts. Charles Dickens
Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors for you where there were only walls. Joseph Campbell
To love and to be loved is to feel the sun from both sides. David Viscott
A man can fail many times, but he isn’t a failure until he begins to blame somebody else. John Burroughs
Honesty is the first book in the chapter of wisdom. Thomas Jefferson
Pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes. John Ruskin
We need to learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose. Gandhi
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. Winston Churchill
Courage looks you straight in the eye. The people who told me it was stern were not lying; they just forgot to mention it was kind. J. Gendler
Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anyone else expects of you. Henry Ward Beecher
Miracles happen to those who believe in them. Bernard Berenson
I always prefer to believe the best of everybody, it saves so much trouble. Rudyard Kipling
True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it be lost. Charles Colton
The lens of fear magnifies the size of the uncertainty. Charles Swindoll
Ah, the insight of hindsight! Thurston N. Davis
There are two kinds of weakness, that which breaks and that which bends. James Russell Lowell
When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years. Mark Twain
To look back all the time is boring. Excitement lies in tomorrow. Makarova
See into life, don’t just look at it. Baxter
We need time to dream, time to remember, and time to reach the infinite. Time to be. Taber
Courage is resistance to fear and mastery of fear, not absence of fear. Mark Twain
When angry, count to ten before you speak; when very angry count a hundred. Thomas Jefferson
Age is something that doesn’t matter, unless you are cheese. Billie Burke
Talk not of wasted affection; affection never was wasted. Longfellow
Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential. Winston Churchill
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. Winston Churchill
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. Winston Churchill
It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time. Winston Churchill
It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see. Winston Churchill.
Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it. Winston Churchill
Now is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the Beginning. Winston Churchill
It is easier to leave angry words unspoken than to mend a heart those words have broken.
