A man should look for what is, and not what he thinks should be.
How long should you try? Until.
We have been called to heal wounds, to unite what has fallen apart, and to bring home those who have lost their way.
The three things that are most essential to achievement are common sense, hard work and stick-to-it-iv-nes
Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances.
Don't let anyone tell you what you ought to like... Some wines that some experts think are absolutely exquisite don't appeal to me at all.
Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.
For every man there exists a bait which he cannot resist swallowing.
Though the road's been rocky it sure feels good to me.
The superior man thinks only of virtue; the common man thinks only of comfort.
The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style
In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.
If you paint in your mind a picture of bright and happy expectations, you put yourself into a condition conducive to your goal.
The one excellent thing that can be learned from a lion is that whatever a man intends doing should be done by him with a whole-hearted and strenuous effort.
When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.
Too much sanity may be madness - and the maddest of all is to see life as it is and not as it should be.
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.
First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst.
It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.
Go on with what your heart tells you, or you will lose all.
