Be more concerned about your character than your reputation because your character is who you are and your reputation is what other think of you.
Can worry make you live longer? If you don’t have power over small things, why worry about everything else?
Don’t be unhappy if your dreams never come true-- just be thankful your nightmares don’t.
When down in the mouth, remember Jonah. He came out all right.
The cure for crime is not in the electric chair but in the high chair.
He who constantly criticizes his inferiors hasn’t any.
Handling criticism: if it’s untrue, disregard it; if it’s unfair, keep from irritation; if it’s ignorant, smile; if it’s justified, learn from it.
Unhappiness is not knowing what we want and killing ourselves to get it.
I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something; and what I can do, that I ought to do; and what I ought to do, by the grace of God, I shall do.
People who drink to drown their sorrow should be told that sorrow knows how to swim.
It takes two things to blow down a tree: a heavy wind outside and rot and decay inside. So it is with man. The winds of adversity may cause him to bend, but if he’s strong and vigorous within, he will rise and grow to new heights after the storm passes.
A prudent person foresees the danger ahead and takes precautions. The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
Rules only make sense if they are both kept and broken. Breaking the rule is one way of observing it.
All there is to thinking is seeing something noticeable which makes you see something you weren't noticing which makes you see something that isn't even visible.
An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows.
The trouble with trouble is that it usually starts out as "fun".
You are never dedicated to something you have complete confidence in. No one is fanatically shouting that the sun is going to rise tomorrow. They know it is going to rise tomorrow. When people are fanatically dedicated to political or religious faiths or any other kinds of dogmas or goals, its always because these dogmas or goals are in doubt.
...Each of us has to find out for himself what is permitted and what is forbidden - forbidden for him. It is possible for one never to transgress a single law and still be a bastard. And vice versa. Actually it's only a question of convenience. Those who are too lazy and comfortable to think for themselves and be their own judges obey the laws. Others sense their own laws within them; things are forbidden to them that every honorable man will do any day in the year and other things are allowed to them that are generally despised. Each person must stand on his own feet.
You can’t run away from trouble... ain’t no place that far.
Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.
To be humble to superiors is duty; to equals, courtesy; to inferiors, nobility.
We only do well the things we like doing.
Hatred and anger are powerless when met with kindness.
Be kind to unkind people-- They need it the most.
The greatest danger facing the United States is not a military lag but a slump in personal and public integrity.
An Indian was persuaded to attend and instructional lecture. When it was all over, someone asked him what he thought of it. “Huh!” he grunted. “Big wind, lotta dust, no rain!”
Learn to say no and it will do you more good than being able to speak Latin.
When you think the world has turned its back on you, take a look: you most likely turned your back on the world.
Men fight for freedom and then start making laws to get rid of it.
Our strength is shown in the things we stand for; our weakness is shown in the things we fall for.
It is human to stand with the crowd; it is divine to stand alone.
Spare the rod and spoil the child--that is true. But, beside the rod, keep an apple to give him when he has done well.
A child’s back must be made to bend, but not be broken. He must be ruled, but not with a rod of iron. His spirits must be conquered, but not crushed.
The fellow who has a good opinion of himself is likely a poor judge of human nature.
The worst danger that confronts the younger generation is the example set by the older generation.
Most people are willing to adapt not because they see the light but because they feel the heat.
Sometimes you find you’re up against it because you back up instead of going ahead.
Did is a word of achievement,
Won’t is a word of retreat,
Might is a word of bereavement,
Can’t is a word of defeat,
Ought is a word of duty,
Try is a word each hour,
Will is a word of beauty,
Can is a word of power.
Right now you’re steppin on a razor thin line That ain’t quite black or white You ain’t done nothin’ wrong But you ain’t done nothin’ right
If you wait for perfect conditions, you will never get anything done. Be sure to stay busy and plant a variety of crops, for you never know which will grow-- perhaps they all will.
Listen to your heart and clear your mind And you will find the answer every time Every road you travel on will lead To where you heart’s supposed to be
The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready.
People change for two reasons: They learn enough that they want to Or they hurt so much that they have to.
Crises bring out the best in the best of us, and the worst in the worst of us.
None so empty as those who are full of themselves.
All that is gold does not glitter; nor all those that wander are lost.
When I hear somebody sigh that "Life is hard," I am always tempted to ask, "Compared to what?"
Love is what we were born with. Fear is what we learned here.
Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.
If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we would all be millionaires.
Over every mountain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley.
80% of all questions that begin with the word 'why' can be answered with the simple sentence 'people are stupid.'
Once and a while you'll get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right.
Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.
When thinking won't cure fear, action will.
You have no idea how big the other fellow's troubles are.
Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.
I recommend that you take care of the minutes, for the hours will take care of themselves.
Become so wrapped up in something that you forget to be afraid.
Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.
There will come a time when you think everything is finished. That will be the beginning.
Lead your life so you won't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip.
Never look back in regret, move forward and smile. Because you know now, what you never knew then.
Worrying is wasting today's time cluttering up tomorrow's opportunities with yesterday's troubles.
It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish.
To discover new oceans, you should lose sight of the shore.
Yesterday is gone, forget it...tomorrow has not yet come, don’t worry. Today is here, use it.
God never closes a door without opening a window. He always gives us something better when he takes something away.
You don’t become a better person because you’re suffering, but you become a better person because you’ve experienced suffering.
We have no right to ask when sorrow comes, “Why did this happen to me?” unless we ask the same question for every moment of happiness that comes our way.
The greatest regrets in our lives are the risks we did not take. If you think something will make you happy, go for it. Remember that you pass this way only once.
Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself.
Why shouldn't truth be stranger than fiction? Fiction, after all, has to make sense.
Four things come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past, the neglected opportunity.
When the great scorer comes to write against your name, he marks not that you won or lost, but how you played the game.
The measure of a man is the way he bears up under misfortune.
When you make your mark in the world, watch out for guys with erasers.
We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.
When you’re sure you’ve had enough of this life, hang on, don’t let yourself go cause every body cries, every body hurts sometimes.
Always put yourself in others' shoes. If it feels that it hurts you, it probably hurts the other person, too.
Value your words. Each one may be the last.
Do not look back in anger, or forward in fear, but around in awareness.
There never was night that had no morn.
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
Putting off an easy thing makes it hard, and putting off a hard thing makes it impossible.
The size of your problem is defined by your efforts to convince yourself that it's not a problem.
The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it.
Optimism doesn't wait on facts. It deals with prospects. Pessimism is a waste of time.
The question in life is not whether you get knocked down. You will. The question is, are you ready to get back up... and fight for what you believe in.
Courage is doing what you’re afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you’re scared.
Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.
In the end we are all separate, our stories no matter how similar come to a fork and diverge. We are drawn to each other because of our similarities but it is our differences we must learn to respect.
What was hard to bear is sweet to remember.
If I had stopped to listen once or twice If I had closed my mouth and opened my eyes If I had cooled my head and warmed my heart I'd not be on this cold road tonight.
The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.
The first step towards knowledge is to know that we are ignorant.
The fool doth think himself wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.
Do just once what others say you can't do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again.
Swallow your pride occasionally, it’s not fattening.
Be patient with the faults of others; they have to be patient with yours.
Even if you are on track, you will get run over if you just sit there.
The man who says it can’t be done is likely to be interrupted by someone doing it.
Think all you speak, but speak not all you think.
Do not be like the rooster who thought the sun rose to hear him crow!
The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past, you can't go on well in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.
The soul would have no rainbow, if the eyes had no tears.
You have to have a darkness... for the dawn to come.
Winners are people like you.
Winners take chances. Like everyone else, they fear failing, but they refuse to let fear control them. Winners don't give up. When life gets rough, they hang in there until the going gets better. Winners are flexible. They realize there is more than one way and are willing to try others. Winners know they are not perfect. They respect their weaknesses while making the most of their strengths. Winners fall, but they don't stay down. They stubbornly refuse to let a fall keep them from climbing. Winners don't blame fate for their failures nor luck for their successes. Winners accept responsibility for their lives. Winners are positive thinkers who see good in all things. From the
ordinary, they make the extraordinary. Winners believe in the path they have chosen even when it's hard, even when others can't see where they are going. Winners are patient. They know a goal is only as worthy as the effort that's required to achieve it. WINNERS ARE PEOPLE LIKE YOU. THEY MAKE THIS WORLD A BETTER PLACE TO BE.
The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches, but to reveal to him his own.
Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.
Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you.
Excellence is the result of caring more than others think is wise; risking more than others think is safe; dreaming more than others think is practical; and expecting more than others think is possible.
The man who wins may have been counted out several times, but he didn't hear the referee.
Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be; because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to.
If you plan to go the distance, YOU have to do the roadwork.
Never tell a young person something cannot be done. God may have been waiting countless centuries for somebody ignorant enough of the impossibility to do that thing.
Maybe I'm lucky to be going so slowly, because I may be going in the wrong direction.
There are always two choices, two paths to take. One is easy. And its only reward is that it's easy.
Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.
Never be afraid to try something new.
Remember, amateurs built the ark;
Professionals built the Titanic.
You can always tell luck from ability by its duration.
It's not whether you get knocked down. It's whether you get up again.
Lack of will power has caused more failure than lack of intelligence or ability.
Continuous effort, not strength or intelligence, is the key to unlocking our potential.
It takes less time to do a thing right than explain why you did it wrong.
When you reach for the stars, you may not quite get them, but you won't come up with a handful of mud either.
Remember your yesterdays, dream your tomorrows, live your todays.
In times like these, it helps to recall that there have always been times like these.
We need to react to our values, not to our feelings.
Discouragement is the opposite of courage.
Leave no question in anyone's mind as to where you stand.
Don't believe everything you hear. Don't spend all you have. Don't sleep all you want.
It is easier to resist at the beginning than at the end.
It is difficult to be depressed when the focus is on helping someone else.
Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible.
Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.
When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hold on a minute longer - never give up then - for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.
Look forward, not backward.
Be a leader, not a follower.
Focus on your successes and learn from your failures.
Stay away from people who try to belittle your ambitions.
Trust your hopes, not your fears.
Go the extra mile at your job.
Some people change when they see the light, others when they feel the heat.
Defeat in doing the right is nevertheless victory.
I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.
You need to recognize and sweep aside certain weaknesses which stand between you and your goals. Your persistence develops into a respected, proved, progressive power.
Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men! Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for power equal to your tasks.
Do your best. Then, don't worry, be happy.
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
When one door closes, another opens. But we often look so regretfully upon the closed door that we don't see the one that has opened for us.
The will to prepare is more important than the will to win.
It's easier to prepare and prevent, than to repair and repent.
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
Great changes may not happen right away, but with effort even the difficult may become easy.
Don't ask for a light load, but rather ask for a strong back.
If the going is real easy, beware, you may be headed down hill.
The toughest part of getting to the top of the ladder, is getting through the crowd at the bottom.
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.
Remember when you see a man at the top of a mountain, he didn't fall there.
Stopping at third base adds no more runs than striking out.
People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to.
The successful man is the average man, focused.
At the timberline where the storms strike with the most fury, the sturdiest trees are found.
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.
A coward gets scared and quits. A hero gets scared, but still goes on.
Embrace what makes you different.
It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.
Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.
You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses.
If you cry because the sun has gone down in your life, your tears will prevent you from seeing the stars.
You've got to dance like nobody is watching and love like it's not going to hurt.
It's better to regret something you did than something you didn’t do.
Where all thinking is the same, there is very little thinking.
Not knowing when the dawn will come, I open every door.
Treat people as they were what they ought to be, and you help them become what they are capable of being.
Every calling is great when greatly pursued.
Keep your face to the sunshine and you can not see the shadow.
Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them.
Victory belongs to the most persevering.
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
Obstacles cannot crush me. Every obstacle yields to stern resolve. He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.
You cannot create experience. You must undergo it.
A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him or her.
Whether you think you can, or that you can’t you are usually right.
Having once decided to achieve a certain task, achieve it at all costs of tedium and distaste. The gain in self-confidence of having accomplished a tiresome labor is immense.
Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there.
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.
One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his greatest surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn’t do.
The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing that you will make one.
He who limps is still walking.
Whatever you are, be a good one.
Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.
We have to keep trying things we’re not sure we can pull off. If we just do the things we know we can do... you don’t grow as much. You gotta take those chances on making those big mistakes.
