1.I think I'd like to be remembered as someone who beat the odds through just plain determination. ... that I persevered. Because I think that being somewhat of a pest to life, constantly plaguing and pursuing, will bring results. -- Sylvester Stallone (1946-) American Actor
2.Thomas Huxley said "The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man's foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher. "
3.Mama exhorted her children at every opportunity to "jump at the Sun." We might not land on the sun, but at least we would get off the ground. -- Zora Neale Hurston (1903-1960) American Writer
4.Let no man turn aside, ever so slightly, from the broad path of honour, on the plausible pretence that he is justified by the goodness of his end. All good ends can be worked out by good means. -- Charles Dickens (1812-1870) English Novelist
5.Far away in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see the beauty, believe in them and try to follow where they lead. -- Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) American Writer
6.What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscience? -- Adam Smith (1723-1790)
7.A hero is a man who does what he can. -- Roman Rollard
8.I find that it is not the circumstances in which we are placed, but the spirit in which we face them, that constitutes our comfort. -- Elizabeth T. King
9.Faith is that the thing can be done is essential to any great achievement. -- Thomas N. Carruther
10.The world is moved not only by the mighty shoves of the heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker. -- Helen Keller (1880-1968) American Writer
11.I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing. -- Agatha Christie
12.Every man stamps his value on himself... man is made great or small by his own will. -- J.C.F. von Schiller
13.Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance towards the summit keeps the goal in mind, but many beautiful scenes are to be observed from each new vantage point. -- Harold B. Melchart
14.The beauty of the soul shines out when a man bears with composure one heavy mischance after another, not because he does not feel them, but because he is a man of high and heroic temper. -- Aristotle
15.We cheerfully assume that in some mystic way love conquers all, that good outweighs evil in the just balances of the universe and that at the eleventh hour something gloriously triumphant will prevent the worst before it happens. -- Brooks Atkinson
16.The world of achievement has always belonged to the optimist. -- J. Harold Wilkins
17.Enthusiasm is the best protection in any situation. Wholeheartedness is contagious. Give yourself, if you wish to get others. -- David Seabury
18.Nothing will ever be attempted, if all possible objections must first be overcome. -- Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English Author
19.Our real duty is always found running in the direction of our worthiest desires. -- Randolph S. Bourne (1886-1918) American Writer
20.If you have not often felt the joy of doing a kind act, you have neglected much, and most of all yourself. -- A. Neilen
21.To live in the presence of great truths and eternal laws, to be led by permanent ideals - that is what keeps a man patient when the world ignores him, and calm and unspoiled when the world praises him. -- Honore De Balzac (1799-1850) French Novelist
22.He who reigns within himself and rules his passions, desires, and fears is more than a king. -- John Milton (1608-1674) English Poet
23.Most of us miss out on life's big prizes. The Pulitzer. The Nobel. Oscars. Tonys. Emmys. But we're all eligible for life's small pleasures. A pat on the back. A kiss behind the ear. A four-pound bass. A full moon. An empty parking space. A crackling fire. A great meal. A glorious sunset. Hot soup. Cold beer. -- Anonymous
24.“Never doubt that a small, group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that has.” -- Margaret Mead
25.“ Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.” Theodore Roosevelt
26.Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many--not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. -- Charles Dickens (1812-1870) English Novelist
27.Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody. -- Longfellow
28.The greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising up every time we fall. -- Confucius (551-479 BC) Chinese Philosopher
29.All high achievers plan their work and work their plan, for they are keenly aware that "luck" is most often being prepared to take advantage of a situation.
30.Life leaps like a geyser for those willing to drill through the rock of inertia. -- Alexis Carrel
31.The three great essentials to achieving anything worthwhile are; first, hard work, second, stick-to-it-iveness, and third, common sense. -- Thomas A. Edison (1847-1931) American Inventor
32.The hero is the one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by. The saint is the man who walks through the dark paths of the world, himself a light. -- Felix Adler
33.Great is the road I climb, but the garland offered by an easier effort is not worth the gathering. -- Sextus Propertius (50BC-16AD) Roman Poet
34.It is better by noble boldness to run the risk of being subject to half the evils we anticipate than to remain in cowardly listlessness for fear of what might happen. -- Herodotus (485 - 425BC) Greek Historian
35.I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning. -- J.B. Priestly (1894-1984) English Author
36.Let us move on, and step out boldly, though it be into the night, and we can scarcely see the way. -- Charles B. Newcomb
37.Rely on the ordinary virtues that intelligent, balanced human beings have relied on for centuries: common sense, thrift, realistic expectations, patience, and perseverance. -- John C. Bogle (1929-) American Investor
38.The self is not something that one finds. It is something that one creates. -- Thomas Szasz (1920-) American Psychiatrist
39.Man has never made any material as resilient as the human spirit. -- Bernard Williams (1929-) English Philosopher
40.You see things; and you say, "Why?" But I dream things that never were; and I say "Why not?" -- George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Irish Playwright
41.There are many ways to measure success; not the least of which is the way your child describes you when talking to a friend. -- Unknown
42.Be of good cheer. Do not think of today's failures, but of the success that may come tomorrow. You have set yourselves a difficult task, but you will succeed if you persevere; and you will find a joy in overcoming obstacles. -- Helen Keller (1880-1968) American Writer
43.Pain nourishes courage. You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you. -- Mary Tyler Moore (1937-) American Actress
44.Anyone can sympathize with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathize with a friend's success. -- Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Irish Dramatist and Poet
45.The real measure of your wealth is how much you'd be worth if you lost all your money. -- Bernard Meltzer (1914-) American Law Professor
46.I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; I will not refuse to do the something I can do. -- Helen Keller (1880-1968) American Writer
47.People call me an optimist, but I'm really an appreciator....When I was six years old and had scarlet fever, the first of the miracle drugs, sulfanilamide, saved my life. I'm grateful for computers and photocopiers...I appreciate where we've come from. -- Julian Simon (1933-1998) American Academic
48.The height of your accomplishments will equal the depth of your convictions. -- William F. Scolavino
49.Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. -- Helen Keller (1880-1968) American Writer
50.Laughter is the language of the Gods. -- Buddhist saying
51.You can stand tall without standing on someone. You can be a victor without having victims. -- Harriet Woods (1927-) American Politician
52.No matter who says what, you should accept it with a smile and do your own work. -- Mother Teresa (1910-1997) Albanian Missionary
53.Don't wait for your "ship to come in" and feel angry and cheated when it doesn't. Get going with something small. -- Irene Kassorla
54.When someone does something good, applaud! You will make two people happy. -- Samuel Goldwyn
55.Great hopes make great men. -- Thomas Fuller (1608-1661) English Historian
56.The only service a friend can really render is to keep up your courage by holding up to you a mirror in which you can see a noble image of yourself. -- George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Irish Playwright
57.There are no shortcuts to any place worth going. -- Beverly Sills (1929-) American Opera Singer
58.The most important thing I have learned over the years is the difference between taking one's work seriously and taking one's self seriously. The first is imperative, and the second disastrous. -- Margaret Fontey
59.Time and money spent in helping men do more for themselves is far better than mere giving. -- Henry Ford (1863-1947) American Industrialist
60.One day in retrospect the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful. -- Sigmund Freud
61.To be capable of steady friendship or lasting love, are the two greatest proofs, not only of goodness of heart, but of strength of mind. -- William Hazlitt (1778-1830) English Essayist
62. Class is an aura of confidence that is being sure without being cocky. Class has nothing to do with money. Class never runs scared. It is self-discipline and self-knowledge. It's the sure footedness that comes with having proved you can meet life. -- Ann Landers, born 1918
63. Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame. -- Alexander Pope (1688-1744) English Poet
64. To aim at the best and to remain essentially ourselves is one and the same thing. -- Janet Erskine Stuart
65. Courage does not always roar. Sometimes, it is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow". -- Anonymous
66. The great end of art is to strike the imagination with the power of a soul that refuses to admit defeat even in the midst of a collapsing world. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
67. Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns. I am thankful that thorns have roses. -- Allophones Karr
68. When you take a risk and step out of the norm, you run the risk and sometimes you fail. But you only fail if you give up. -- J Peterman
69. You cannot add to the peace and good will of the world if you fail to create an atmosphere of harmony and love right where you live and work. -- Thomas Dreier
70. It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him. -- John Steinbeck (1902-1968) American Novelist
71. Life is not holding a good hand; Life is playing a poor hand well. -- Danish proverb
72. So, then, to every man his chance -- to every man, regardless of his birth, his shining golden opportunity -- to every man his right to live, to work, to be himself, to become whatever his manhood and his vision can combine to make him -- this, seeker, is the promise of America. -- Thomas Wolfe
73. Enjoyment is not a goal, it is a feeling that accompanies important ongoing activity. -- Paul Goodman
74. Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently. -- Henry Ford (1863-1947) American Industrialist
75. The best portion of a good man's life is the little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love. -- William Wordsworth (1770-1850) English poet
76. Not the owner of many possessions will you be right to call happy: he more rightly deserves the name of happy who knows how to use the Gods' gifts wisely and to put up with rough poverty, and who fears dishonor more than death. -- Horace (65-8 BC) Roman Poet
77. The abundant life does not come to those who have had a lot of obstacles removed from their path by others. It develops from within and is rooted in strong mental and moral fiber. -- William Mather Lewis
78. In life, there appear to be those who do not know, and who do not know that they do not know. They are as children. Nurture them. Then there appears to be those who do not know, and who know that they do not know. They are willing. Teach them. Then there appears to be those who do not know, but who think that they know. They are dangerous. Avoid them. Then there appear to be those who know, but who do not know that they know. They are asleep, Wake them. Then there appear to be those who know, but who pretend that they do not know. They are actors. Enjoy them. Then there appear to be those who know, and who know that they know. Do not follow them, For if they know that they know, they would not have you follow them. Yet listen very carefully to what they have to say, for they will remind you of what you know. Indeed, that is why they have been sent to you. That is why you have called them to you. From Friendship with God, p. 289 by Neale Donald Walsch.
79. Our capacity to draw happiness from aesthetic objects or material goods in fact seems critically dependent on our first satisfying a more important range of emotional or psychological needs, among them the need for understanding, for love, expression and respect. -- Alain De Botton
80. I believe with all my heart that civilization has produced nothing finer than a man or woman who thinks and practices true tolerance. -- Frank Knox
81. None will improve your lot If you yourself do not. -- Bertolt Brecht, 1933
82. In every person who comes near you look for what is good and strong; honor that; try to imitate it, and your faults will drop off like dead leaves when their time comes. -- John Ruskin (1819-1900) English Art Critic
83. The virtues which keep this world sweet and the faithfulness which keeps it steadfast are chiefly those of the average man. -- W. Russell Bowie
84. Justice is a certain rectitude of mind whereby a man does what he ought to do in circumstances confronting him. -- St. Thomas Aquinas
85. The important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part. The essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well. -- Baron de Coubertin, The Olympic Creed
86. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time. -- Jack London
87. The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials. -- Chinese proverb
88. The sages do not consider that making no mistakes is a blessing. They believe, rather, that the great virtue of man lies in his ability to correct his mistakes and continually make a new man of himself. -- Wang Yang-Ming (1472-1529) Chinese Philosopher
89. A life without purpose is a languid, drifting thing; Every day we ought to review our purpose, saying to ourselves: This day let me make a sound beginning, for what we have hitherto done is naught! -- Thomas A. Kempis
90. I don't like work... but I like what is in work -- the chance to find yourself. Your own reality -- for yourself, not for others -- which no other man can ever know. -- Joseph Conrad
91. The first virtue of all really great men is that they are sincere. They eradicate hypocrisy from their hearts. -- Anotole France
92. What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
93. If a man be gracious to strangers, it shows that he is a citizen of the world, and his heart is no island, cut off from other islands, but a continent that joins them. -- Francis Bacon
94. Nothing will sustain you more potently than the power to recognize in your humdrum routine, as perhaps it may be thought, the true poetry of life. -- Sir William Osler (1849-1919) Canadian Physician
95. It is better to say, "This one thing I do" than to say, "These forty things I dabble in." -- Washington Gladden
96. Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress. -- Nicholas Murray Butler
97. If there is one thing upon this earth that mankind love and admire better than another, it is a brave man, -- it is the man who dares to look the devil in the face and tell him he is a devil. -- James A. Garfield
98. What do you first do when you learn to swim? You make mistakes, do you not? And what happens? You make other mistakes, and when you have made all the mistakes you possibly can without drowning - and some of them many times over - what do you find? That you can swim? Well - life is just the same as learning to swim! Do not be afraid of making mistakes, for there is no other way of learning how to live! AUTHOR: Alfred Adler
99. "The most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently" - Pema Chodron
100. Two roads diverged in a wood, and I - I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. -- Robert Frost (1875-1963) American Poet
101. Trials, temptations, disappointments -- all these are helps instead of hindrances, if one uses them rightly. They not only test the fibre of a character, but strengthen it. Every conquered temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before. -- James Buckham
102. Some day, in years to come, you will be wrestling with the great temptation, or trembling under the great sorrow of your life. But the real struggle is here, now, in these quiet weeks. Now it is being decided whether, in the day of your supreme sorrow or temptation, you shall miserably fail or gloriously conquer. Character cannot be made except by a steady, long continued process. -- Phillips Brooks (1835-1893) American Bishop
103. Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, Or what's a heaven for? -- Robert Browning
104. Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure that there is one less scoundrel in the world. -- Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Scottish Writer
105. Are there not... Two points in the adventure of the diver: One -- when a beggar, he prepares to plunge? Two -- when a prince, he rises with his pearl? I plunge! -- Robert Browning
106. Face your deficiencies and acknowledge them; but do not let them master you. Let them teach you patience, sweetness, insight. -- Helen Keller (1880-1968) American Writer
107. Every man's work, whether it be literature or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself. -- Samuel Butler (1835-1902) English Writer
108. "I can't do it" never yet accomplished anything: "I will try" has accomplished wonders. -- George P. Burnham
109. Hard things are put in our way, not to stop us, but to call out our courage and strength. -- Anonymous
110. There is in every true woman's heart a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity; but which kindles up, and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity. -- Washington Irving (1783-1859) American Writer
111. Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but rather we have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit. -- Aristotle
112. ... A human activity having for its purpose the transmission of the highest and best feelings to which men have risen. (on the purpose of art). -- Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) Russian Novelist
113. Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. -- Samuel Ullman
114. You are not happy because you are well. You are well because you are happy. You are not depressed because trouble has come to you, but trouble has come to you because you are depressed. You can change your thoughts and feelings, and then the outer things will come to correspond, and indeed there is no other way of working. -- Emmet Fox
115. Waste your money and you're only out of money, but waste your time and you've lost part of your life. -- Michael Leboeuf
116. There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up. -- Booker T. Washington
117. We all get report cards in many different ways, but the real excitement of what you're doing is in the doing of it. It's not what you're gonna get in the end - it's not the final curtain - it's really in the doing it, and loving what I'm doing. -- Designer Ralph Lauren
118. To think bad thoughts is really the easiest thing in the world. If you leave your mind to itself it will spiral down into ever increasing unhappiness. To think good thoughts, however, requires effort. This is one of the things that discipline - training - is about. -- James Clavell, in his novel "Shogun"
119. In work, the greatest satisfaction lies - the satisfaction of stretching yourself, using your abilities and making them expand, and knowing that you have accomplished something that could have been done only by your unique apparatus. This is really the center of life, and those who never orient themselves in this direction are missing more than they ever know. -- Kenneth Alsop (1920-1973)
120. For me it is sufficient to have a corner by my hearth, a book and a friend, and a nap undisturbed by creditors or grief. -- Fernandez de Andrada
121. There is work that is work and there is play that is play; there is play that is work and work that is play. And in only one of these lie happiness. -- Gelett Burgess
122. Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. -- Robert Brault
123. Happiness is often the result of being too busy to be miserable.
124. Here is Edward Bear coming downstairs now, bump, bump, bump on the back of his head behind Christopher Robin. It is, as far as he knows, the only way of coming down stairs, but sometimes he feels that there really is another way, if only he could stop bumping for a moment and think of it." -A.A Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh.
125. Happiness is essentially a state of going somewhere, wholeheartedly, one-directionally, without regret or reservation. -- William H. Sheldon
126. I believe the recipe for happiness to be just enough money to pay the monthly bills you acquire, a little surplus to give you confidence, a little too much work each day, enthusiasm for your work, a substantial share of good health, a couple of real friends and a wife and children to share life's beauty with you. -- J. Kenfield Morley
127. Those who turn good (organizations) into great (organizations) are motivated by a deep creative urge and an inner compulsion for sheer unadulterated excellence for its own sake. -- Jim Collins, author of Good To Great
128. Unswerving loyalty to duty, constant devotion to truth, and a clear conscience will overcome every discouragement and surely lead the way to usefulness and high achievement. -- Grover Cleveland
129. There is a sense of exhilaration that comes from facing head-on the hard truths and saying, "We will never give up. We will never capitulate. It might take a long time, but we will find a way to prevail." -- Jim Collins, from his book, Good to Great
130. The manner in which it is given is worth more than the gift. -- Pierre Corneille (1606-1684) French Playwright
131. Genuine security arises from actual, first-hand knowledge that one is both capable and worthy of achieving happiness (through conscious, responsible action) and, once having attained it, that he deserves it. -- Michael J. Hurd () American Motivational Speaker
132. From long familiarity, we know what honor is. It is what enables the individual to do right in the face of complacency and cowardice. It is what enables the soldier to die alone, the political prisoner to resist, the singer to sing her song, hardly appreciated, on a side street. -- Mark Helprin () American Novelist and Writer
133. Virtue means doing the right thing, in relation to the right person, at the right time, to the right extent, in the right manner, and for the right purpose. Thus, to give money away is quite a simple task, but for the act to be virtuous, the donor must give to the right person, for the right purpose, in the right amount, in the right manner, and at the right time. -- Aristotle
134. Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him. -- Epictetus (55-135 AD) Greek Philosopher
135. An army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a sheep. -- Arab proverb
136. Being defeated is often only a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent. -- Marilyn vos Savant 1946-NA
137. Nothing lowers the level of conversation more than raising the voice. -- Stanley Horowitz
138. Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant. -- Horace (65-8 BC) Roman Poet
139. If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it! -- Jonathan Winters
140. If you're never scared or embarrassed or hurt, it means you never take any chances. -- Julia Sorel 1926-
141. It is better to wear out one's shoes than one's sheets. -- Genoese Proverb
142. If you want to know what a man is really like, take notice how he acts when he loses money. -- New England Proverb
143. Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself. -- Abraham Joshua Heschel 1907-1972
144. I think of life itself now as a wonderful play that I've written for myself... and so my purpose is to have the utmost fun playing my part. -- Shirley MacLaine
145. Confidence on the outside begins by living with integrity on the inside. -- Brian Tracy
146. We need a renaissance of wonder. We need to renew, in our hearts and in our souls, the deathless dream, the eternal poetry, the perennial sense that life is miracle and magic. -- E. Merrill Root (1895-1973) American Writer
147. The potential of the average person is like a huge ocean unsailed, a new continent unexplored, a world of possibilites waiting to be released and channeled toward some great good. -- Brian Tracy
148. At first dreams seem impossible, then improbable, then inevitable. -- Christopher Reeve (1952-2004) American Actor
149. Accept no one's definition of your life, but define yourself. -- Harvey Fierstein
150. When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. -- Lao Tzu
151. The higher type of man clings to virtue, the lower type of man clings to material comfort. The higher type of man cherishes justice, the lower type of man cherishes the hope of favors to be received. -- Confucius (551-479 BC) Chinese Philosopher
152. In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer. -- Albert Camus (1913-1960) French Writer
153. If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.--Thomas Edison
154. If you have the courage to begin, you have the courage to succeed. -- David Viscott
155. The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining. -- John F. Kennedy
156. Everyone who has ever taken a shower has had an idea. It's the person who gets out of the shower, dries off, and does something about it that makes a difference. -- Nolan Bushnell
157. The ability to concentrate and to use time well is everything. -- Lee Iococca
158. I will make love my greatest weapon and none on who I call can defend against its force....My love will melt all hearts liken to the sun whose rays soften the coldest day. -- Og Mandino
159. It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. -- Chinese proverb
160. It is not the mountain we must conquer, but ourselves.--Sir Edmund Hillary
161. The nobler sort of man emphasizes the good qualities in others, and does not accentuate the bad. The inferior does the reverse. -- Confucius (551-479 BC) Chinese Philosopher
162. Progress is man's ability to complicate simplicity. - Thor-Heyerdahl. Norwegian ethnologist, 1914-2002
163. What is now proved was once only imagined. -- William Blake (1757-1827) English Poet
164. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom. Bertrand Russell English logician and philosopher 1872-1970
165. Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil; our great hope lies in developing what is good. -- Calvin Coolidge
166. The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure. Sven Goran Eriksson
167. A friend is one who sees through you and still enjoys the view. -- Wilma Askinas (1926- ) American Author
168. The love that lasts the longest is the love that is never returned. William Somerset Maugham English short-story writer, novelist and playwright, 1874-1965
169. If you don't make mistakes, you aren't really trying Coleman Hawkins (musician) American jazz musician and composer. 1904-1969
170. You can easily judge the character of others by how they treat those who can do nothing for them or to them. -- Malcolm Forbes (1919-1990) American Publisher
171. It is good to dream, but it is better to dream and work. Faith is mighty, but action with faith is mightier. -- Thomas Robert Gaines
172. When you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action you should take - choose the bolder. -- W.J. Slim
174. Power is the ability to do good things for others. -- Brooke Astor
175. Maturity is achieved when a person postpones immediate pleasures for long-term values. -- Joshua L. Liebman
176. Confidence is contagious; so is lack of confidence Vince Lombardi American Football coach, national symbol of single-minded determination to win.1913-1970
177. No obstacles fell in his way that seemed to him insurmountable. He might be defeated, as he sometimes was, but he shrank from no hardship through impatience, he fled from no danger through cowardice. -- J. P. Morgan writing about Napoleon Bonaparte
178. You know you've read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend. Paul Sweeney
179. Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You. Dr. Seuss American writer and cartoonist best known for his collection of children's books. 1904-1991
180. I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back. Maya Angelou American poet, b.1928
181. It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test. -- Elbert Hubbard
182. Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you will help them become what they are capable of becoming. -- Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
183. There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up. -- John Andrew Holmes
184. Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending. Maria Robinson
185. Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors. Confucius China's most famous teacher, philosopher, and political theorist, 551-479 BC
186. Enthusiasm is excitement with inspiration, motivation, and a pinch of creativity. Bo Bennett
187. An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets the more interested he is in her. Agatha Christie English detective, novelist and playwright, 1890-1976
188. Goodness is a special kind of truth and beauty. It is truth and beauty in human behavior. -- H. A. Overstreet
189. People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Swiss-American psychiatrist and author
190. A great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position. John Maxwell American author and motivational speaker
191. There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self. -- Hindu proverb
192. The smallest good deed is better than the grandest good intention. -- Duguet
193. Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me... Anything can happen, child. Anything can be. Shel Silverstein American poet, cartoonist and composer best known in children's literature for his poetry, 1930-1999
194. Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. Seneca Roman philosopher, mid-1st century AD
195. If we're growing, we're always going to be out of our comfort zone. John Maxwell American author and motivational speaker
196. A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow. - General George S. Patton
197. Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life. Sandra Carey
198. "I have brought myself by long meditation to the conviction that a human being with a settled purpose must accomplish it, and that nothing can resist a will which will stake even existence upon its fulfillment." -Benjamin Disraeli
199. "You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget that errand." - Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the United States
200. "The mind is like the stomach. It is not how much you put into it that counts, but how much it digests." --A.J. Nock
201. "Praise is well, compliment is well, but affection-that is the last and most precious reward that any man can win, whether by character or achievement." --Mark Twain
202. The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place. George Bernard Shaw Irish literary critic, playwright and essayist. 1925 Nobel Prize for Literature, 1856-1950
203. It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere. Agnes Repplier American essayist and writer, She is known for her collections of scholarly essays in Compromises (1904). 1858-1950
204. Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young. -- A.W. Pinero
205. Right actions for the future are the best apologies for wrong ones in the past. -- Tyron Edwards
206. If I had to live my life again, I'd make the same mistakes, only sooner. Tallulah Bankhead American actress, 1903-1968
207. If you've heard this story before, don't stop me, because I'd like to hear it again. Groucho Marx American comedian, actor and singer, 1890-1977
208. Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear Mark Twain American humorist, writer and lecturer. 1835-1910
209. Men can be stimulated to show off their good qualities to the leader who seems to think they have good qualities. -- John Richelsen
210. We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take us forward, they're called dreams. Jeremy Irons
211. We come into this world crying while all around us are smiling. May we so live that we go out of this world smiling while everybody around us is weeping. -- Persian proverb
212. Nobody holds a good opinion of a man who holds a low opinion of himself Anthony Trollope
213. New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common. John Locke English philosopher who made great contributions in studies of politics, government and psychology. 1632-1704
214. Everything is the product of one universal creative effort. There is nothing dead in Nature. Seneca Roman philosopher, mid-1st century AD
215. By nature we have no defect that could not become a strength, no strength that could not become a defect Johann Wolfgang von Goethe German playwright, poet, novelist and dramatist. 1749-1832
216. Magnetism is one of the Six Fundamental Forces of the Universe, with the other five being Gravity, Duct Tape, Whining, Remote Control, and The Force That Pulls Dogs Toward The Groins Of Strangers. Dave Barry American writer and humorist best known for his weekly newspaper column. b.1947 British actor, b.1948
217. It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. Confucius China's most famous teacher, philosopher, and political theorist, 551-479 BC
218. For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone. Audrey Hepburn Belgian born British actress and humanitarian. 1929-1993
219. Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat. -- Malcolm Forbes (1919-1990) American Publisher
220. Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life. -- Sophia Loren (1934- ) Italian Actress
221. You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips. -- Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774) Irish Writer
222 .Seek respect mainly from thyself, for it comes first from within. -- Steven H. Coogler
223. So great has been the endurance, so incredible the achievement, that, as long as the sun keeps a set course in heaven, it would be foolish to despair of the human race. -- Ernest L. Woodward
224. If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears. -- Glenn Clark
225. Most of us are just about as happy as we make up our minds to be. William Adams (explorer) English merchant, adventurer and explorer, the first Englishman to visit Japan, 1564-1620
226. Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world. -- George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Irish Playwright
227. Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy. -- Howard W. Newton
228. What ought one to say then as each hardship comes? I was practicing for this, I was training for this. -- Epictetus (55-135 AD) Greek Philosopher
229. There is nothing so comfortable as money, - but nothing so defiling if it be come by unworthily; nothing so comfortable, but nothing so noxious if the mind be allowed to dwell upon it constantly. If a man have enough, let him spend it freely. If he wants it,let him earn it honestly. -- Anonymous
230. Man is happy only as he finds work worth doing -- and does it well. -- E. Merrill Root (1895-1973) American Writer
231. To do the useful thing, to say the courageous thing, to contemplate the beautiful thing: that is enough for one man's life. -- T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) American Poet
232. The sign of intelligent people is their ability to control emotions by the application of reason. -- Marya Mannes (1904-1990) American Journalist
233. It is never too late to be what you might have been. -- George Eliot (1819-1880) English Novelist
234. The consciousness of loving and being loved brings a warmth and richness to life that nothing else can bring. -- Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Irish Dramatist and Poet
235. Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine. -- Lord Byron (1788-1824) English Poet
236. I would rather regret the things that I have done than the things that I have not Lucille Ball American radio and motion-picture actress and comedy star, 1911-1989
237. All big things in this world are done by people who are naive and have an idea that is obviously impossible. -- Dr. Frank Richards (1875-1961) English Writer
238. When we are tired, we are attacked by ideas we conquered long ago Friedrich Nietzsche German classical scholar, philosopher and critic of culture, 1844-1900.
239. Don't bother about genius. Don't worry about being clever. Trust to hard work, perseverance and determination. -- Sir Frederick Treves (1853-1923) English Surgeon
240. Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.--Sir Winston Churchill
241. I had rather do and not promise than promise and not do. -- Arthur Warwick
242. Whether you be man or woman you will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor. -- James Lane Allen (1849-1925) American Author
243. Let no man turn aside, ever so slightly, from the broad path of honour, on the plausible pretence that he is justified by the goodness of his end. All good ends can be worked out by good means. -- Charles Dickens (1812-1870) English Novelist
244. All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become. Buddha Hindu Prince Gautama Siddhartha, the founder of Buddhism, 563-483 B.C.
245. To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue... gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness. -- Confucius (551-479 BC) Chinese Philosopher
246. There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self. -- Aldous Huxley (1864-1963) English Novelist
247. Who is too old to learn is too old to teach Proverb
248. The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. -- William Arthur Ward
249. There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy. Friedrich Nietzsche German classical scholar, philosopher and critic of culture, 1844-1900.
250. I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot-and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. --Michael Jordan
251. True happiness is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. -- Helen Keller (1880-1968) American Writer
252. Leadership is a privilege to better the lives of others. It is not an opportunity to satisfy personal greed. Mwai Kibaki
253. Just remember - when you think all is lost, the future remains Dr. Robert H. Goddard American rocket engineer 1882-1945
254. When nothing is sure, everything is possible. -- Margaret Drabble (1939-) English Novelist
255. If you could get up the courage to begin, you have the courage to succeed. David Viscott
256. Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person. -- Mother Teresa (1910-1997) Albanian Missionary
257. Perhaps love is the process of my leading you gently back to yourself Antoine de Saint-Exupery French pilot, writer and author of 'The Little Prince', 1900-1944
258. I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble. -- Helen Keller (1880-1968) American Writer
259. I can live for two months on a good compliment. Mark Twain American humorist, writer and lecturer. 1835-1910
260. He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words. Elbert Hubbard American editor, publisher and writer, 1856-1915
261. When we accept tough jobs as a challenge to our ability and wade into them with joy and enthusiasm, miracles can happen. -- Arland Gilbert
262. You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger. Buddha Hindu Prince Gautama Siddartha, the founder of Buddhism, 563-483 B.C.
263. Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are... Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow. One day I shall dig my nails into the earth, or bury my face in my pillow, or stretch myself taut, or raise my hands to the sky and want, more than all the world, your return. -- Mary Jean Iron
264. If you have made mistakes...there is always another chance for you...you may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call "failure" is not the falling down, but the staying down. -- Mary Pickford (1893-1979) Canadian Actress
265. Is there anything better than to be longing for something, when you know it is within reach? Greta Garbo Swedish actress and Hollywood star, 1905-1990
266. The person who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. -- Chinese proverb
267. It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. Albert Einstein German born American physicist who developed the special and general theories of relativity. Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921. 1879-1955
268. Men succeed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for their victories.--Ralph Waldo Emerson
269. Love is the ultimate outlaw. It just won't adhere to any rules. The most any of us can do is sign on as its accomplice. Tom Watson American golfer. b.1949
270. I wept because I had no shoes, until I saw a man who had no feet. -- Persian saying, Ancient
271. Nothing external to you has any power over you. Ralph Waldo Emerson American poet, lecturer and essayist, 1803-1882
272. All mortals tend to turn into the things they are pretending to be. C.S. Lewis British scholar and novelist. 1898-1963
273. Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are. -- Malcolm Forbes (1919-1990) American Publisher
274. You are a little soul carrying around a corpse. Epictetus Greek philosopher associated with the Stoics, AD 55-c.135
275. Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world. Harriet Tubman American escaped slave, Civil War soldier and abolitionist, 1820-1913
276. In order to discover new lands, one must be willing to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. -- Andre Gide (1869–1951) French Writer
277. You will never change your life until you change something you do daily. Mike Murdock
278. I run great risk of failing. It may be that I shall encounter ruin where I look for reputation and a career of honor. The chances are perhaps more in favour of ruin than of success. But, whatever may be the chances, I shall go on as long as any means of carrying on the fight are at my disposal. -- Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) English Novelist
279. If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals. Joanne Kathleen Rowling English writer, author of Harry Potter, b. b.1965
280. Nature does not bestow virtue; to be good is an art. -- Seneca
281. The one thing that matters is the effort. Antoine de Saint-Exupery French pilot, writer and author of 'The Little Prince', 1900-1944
282. The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green. -- Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Scottish Writer
283. The shortest and surest way to live with honor in the world is to be in reality what we would appear to be. -- Socrates (469-399 BC) Greek Philosopher
284. Some people make things happen, some watch things happen, while others wonder what has happened Proverb
285. God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless. Chester W. Nimitz
286. Inventing is a combination of brains and materials. The more brains you use, the less material you need. Charles F. Kettering American engineer, inventor of the electric starter, 1876-1958
287. It matters not what a person is born, but who they choose to be. Joanne Kathleen Rowling English writer, author of Harry Potter, b. b.1965
288. A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself. What a man can be, he must be. -- Abraham Maslow (1908-1970) American Psychologist
289. The nearest way to glory -- a shortcut, as it were -- is to strive to be what you wish to be thought to be - quoted in Cicero, 44 BC. -- Socrates (469-399 BC) Greek Philosopher
290. Those who do not read are no better off than those who cannot. Proverb
291. The most absurd and reckless aspirations have sometimes led to extraordinary success. -- Vauvenargues
292. If you cannot find peace within yourself, you will never find it anywhere else Marvin Gaye American soul singer, songwriter and producer, 1939-1984
293. There is only one success - to be able to spend your life in your own way. -- Christopher Darlington Morley (1890-1957)
294. Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success Napoleon Hill American author, 1883-1970
295. A mother should give her children a superabundance of enthusiasm, that after they have lost all they are sure to lose in mixing with the world, enough may still remain to prompt and support them through great actions. -- Julius C. Hare (1795-1855) English Cleric
296. Before you can score you must first have a goal. Proverb
297. Babe Ruth hit more home runs than anyone; he also struck out more often than anyone. -- Anonymous
298. He who finds diamonds must grapple in mud and mire because diamonds are not found in polished stones. They are made. -- Henry B. Wilson
299. It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson American poet, lecturer and essayist, 1803-1882
300. Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes. Zig Ziglar American motivational speaker and author.
301. The world is good-natured to people who are good natured. -- William Makepeace Thackeray
302. People only see what they are prepared to see. Ralph Waldo Emerson American poet, lecturer and essayist, 1803-1882
303. First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do. -- Epictetus (55-135 AD) Greek Philosopher
304. It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary. Winston Churchill British orator, author and prime minister during World War II. 1874-1965
305. Great is the road I climb, but the garland offered by an easier effort is not worth the gathering. -- Sextus Propertius (50BC-16AD) Roman Poet
306. Courage is the greatest of all the virtues. Because if you haven't courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others. -- Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English Author
307. You can't think about things you want to change. Just be yourself. Ethan Embry
308. The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward.--Amelia Earhart
309. People say they love truth, but in reality they want to believe that which they love is true. Robert J. Ringer
310. We have worked at full speed since May. And that is I'm persuaded the root and source and origin of all health and happiness, provided of course that one rides work as a man rides a great horse, in a spirited and independent way; not a drudge, but a man with spurs to his heels. (Writing in her journal about her life as a publisher and writer.) -- Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) English Writer
311. The more anger towards the past you carry in your heart, the less capable you are of loving in the present. Barbara De Angelis American researcher on relationships and personal growth
312. Decide on what you think is right, and stick to it. -- George Eliot (1819-1880) English Novelist
313. Desire is the key to motivation, but it's the determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal-a commitment to excellence-that will enable you to attain the success you seek.--Mario Andretti
313. What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscience? -- Adam Smith (1723-1790)
314. Remember that if the opportunities for great deeds should never come, the opportunities for good deeds are renewed day by day. The thing for us to long for is the goodness, not the glory. -- F.W. Faber
315. Courtesy is simply doing unto others what you would like them to do unto you. -- Anonymous
316. If you press me to say why I loved him, I can say no more than because he was he, and I was I. -- Michel de Montaigne
317. Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it.--Oprah Winfrey
318. Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.--Benjamin Franklin
319. A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds; it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before we changed.--Earl Nightingale
320. Every form of life seems to strive to its maximum except human beings. How tall will a tree grow? As tall as it possibly can. Human beings, on the other hand, have been given the dignity of choice. You can choose to be all or you can choose to be less. Why not stretch up to the full measure of the challenge and see what all you can do?--Jim Rohn
321. Commitment is that turning point in your life when you seize the moment and convert it into an opportunity to alter your destiny.--Denis Waitley
322. Sometimes getting on the path to success and staying on it requires faith in the process-especially at the start. That makes you a pioneer. Pioneers don't know what's out there, but out there they go anyway. That's why being a pioneer takes such courage. Courage means to have a purpose and to have heart.-- Jeff Olson, Author of The Slight Edge
323. He who has health has hope; and he who has hope, has everything. -- Arabian Proverb
324. Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most often makes for success.--Dale Carnegie
325. The more you recognize and express gratitude for the things you have, the more things you will have to express gratitude for.--Zig Ziglar
326. Whatever your present situation, I can assure you that you are not your habits. You can replace old patterns of self-defeating behaviour with new patterns, new habits of effectiveness, happiness, and trust-based relationships.--Stephen Covey
327. Knowledge is the raw material of production and value in this age. It used to be that the main difference between people in our society was between those who have more and those who have less. Today, however, the difference is between those who know more and those who know less.-- Brian Tracy
328. Maya Angelou said this: "I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights." "I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life. "I've learned that making a "living" is not the same thing as "making a life." "I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance. "I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw some things back." "I've learned that when ever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision." "I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one." "I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back." "I've learned that I still have a lot to learn." "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel
329. Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
330. Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm, and enthusiasm can be aroused by two things: first, an idea which takes the imagination by storm; and second, a definite, intelligible plan for carrying that idea into action. -- Arnold Toynbee (1889-1975)
331. A childlike man is not a man whose development has been arrested; on the contrary, he is a man who has given himself a chance of continuing to develop long after most adults have muffled themselves in the cocoon of middle aged habit and convention. -- Aldous Huxley
332. Nothing is more endangered in the modern world than the powerful combination of hard work toward meaningful goals joined with an exuberant embrace of the present moment. -- Tom Morris
333.When we are mindful of every nuance of our natural world, we finally get the picture: that we are only given one dazzling moment of life here on Earth, and we must stand before that reality both humbled and elevated, subject to every law of our universe and grateful for our brief but intrinsic participation with it. (From her biography of naturalist Eustace Conway.) -- Elizabeth Gilbert
334. A burning desire is the greates motivator of every human action. The desire for success implants 'success consciousness' which, in turn, creates a vigorous and ever-increasing 'habit of success'.--Paul J Meyer
335. The great end of art is to strike the imagination with the power of a soul that refuses to admit defeat even in the midst of a collapsing world. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
336. You were made for success-created for a unique and magnificent destiny! Dream the extraordinary! Pursue your passion with faith and tenacity and you will bring that destiny into reality.--Chris Widener
337. Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can acheive.--Napolean Hill
338.Deep within man dwell those slumbering powers; powers that would astonish him, that he never dreamed of possessing; forces that would revolutionize his life if aroused and put into action.--Orison Swett Marden
339.. I'm not happy, I'm cheerful. There's a difference. A happy woman has no cares at all. A cheerful woman has cares but has learned how to deal with them. -- Beverly Sills (1929-) American Opera Singer
340. The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater his success, his influence, and his power for good. He is like a shade-giving tree in a thirsty land, or a sheltering rock in a storm.--James Allen
341. Whenever a negative thought concerning your personal power comes to mind, deliberately voice a positive thought to cancel it out.-Norman Vincent Peale
342. "If you want to know your past - look into your present conditions. If you want to know your future - look into your present actions." Chinese Proverb
343. Happiness is good health and a bad memory. -- Ingrid Bergman
344. "As long as you don't forgive, who and whatever it is will occupy rent-free space in your mind." Isabelle Holland Author
345. The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It's the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for existence against the winds and rains and the scorching sun.--Napolean Hill
346. "I find it fascinating that most people plan their vacations with better care than they plan their lives. Perhaps that is because escape is easier than change." Jim Rohn Author and Speaker
347. Unswerving loyalty to duty, constant devotion to truth, and a clear conscience will overcome every discouragement and surely lead the way to usefulness and high achievement. -- Grover Cleveland
348. "The victory of success is half won when one gains the habit of setting goals and achieving them. Even the most tedious chore will become endurable as you parade through each day convinced that every task, no matter how menial or boring, brings you closer to achieving your dreams." Og Mandino 1923-1996, Author
349. "Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them." Orison Swett Marden 1850-1924, Founder of Success Magazine
350. Why should I? When somebody insulted Caruso, did he sing an aria for them? - Explaining why he did not hit a motorist after the latter abused him following an accident. -- Joe Louis (1914-1981) American Heavyweight Boxer
351. Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him. -- Epictetus (55-135 AD) Greek Philosopher
352.
Here is an anonymous reflection on poem #64 from the Tao Te Ching by Lao-Tzu:
Pay attention to what is in order to prevent what is not
A cut needs cleaning
A hurt needs caring
A relationship needs tending
Pay attention to what is in order to grow what is not
A joy needs sharing
An idea needs nurturing
Creativity needs expressing
The greatest of pine trees is deeply rooted yet easily grows from the tiniest of seeds.
352. The important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part. The essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well. -- Baron de Coubertin, The Olympic Creed
353. Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half sorrow. -- Swedish proverb
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