The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.
Know thyself.
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned
My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.' Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.
Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
Always do what you are afraid to do.
Identify your problems but give your power and energy to solutions
People throw stones at you and you convert them into milestones.
Don't find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain
You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
One of the things I learned when I was negotiating was that until I changed myself, I could not change others.
When they say the sky's the limit to me that's really true
They deem me mad because I will not sell my days for gold; and I deem them mad because they think my days have a price.
Get up, stand up, Stand up for your rights. Get up, stand up, Don't give up the fight.
The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.
Isn't it astonishing that all these secrets have been preserved for so many years just so we could discover them!
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.
Wanting to be someone else is a waste of who you are