Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.
Elbert Hubbard
Positive anything is better than negative nothing.
He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.
One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.
Character is the result of two things: mental attitude and the way we spend our time.
The greatest mistake you can make in life is continually fearing that you'll make one.
Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.
Do your work with your whole heart, and you will succeed - there's so little competition.
A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.
The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.
A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.
Responsibility is the price of freedom.
The love we give away is the only love we keep.
Art is not a thing; it is a way.
Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer to your goal.
God will not look you over for medals degrees or diplomas, but for scars.
Be pleasant until ten o'clock in the morning and the rest of the day will take care of itself.
The teacher is the one who gets the most out of the lessons, and the true teacher is the learner.
We work to become, not to acquire.
The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without his teacher.
We are punished by our sins, not for them.
Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.
To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.
The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.
We are not punished for our sins, but by them.
Love grows by giving. The love we give away is the only love we keep. The only way to retain love is to give it away.
The line between failure and success is so fine that we scarcely know when we pass it: so fine that we are often on the line and do not know it.
There is no failure except in no longer trying.
In order to have friends, you must first be one.
The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: Be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge.
The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed - it is a process of elimination.
It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide on what to do.
The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without resentment.
Initiative is doing the right things without being told.
A man is not paid for having a head and hands, but for using them.
How many a man has thrown up his hands at a time when a little more effort, a little more patience would have achieved success.
Life is just one damned thing after another.
A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.
The happiness of this life depends less on what befalls you than the way in which you take it.
Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.
We awaken in others the same attitude of mind we hold toward them.
If you can't answer a man's arguments, all is not lost; you can still call him vile names.
If you suffer, thank God! It is a sure sign that you are alive.
A failure is a man who has blundered, but is not able to cash in the experience.
The supernatural is the natural not yet understood.
He has achieved success who has worked well, laughed often, and loved much.
I would rather be able to appreciate things I can not have than to have things I am not able to appreciate.
The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods.
Our desires always disappoint us; for though we meet with something that gives us satisfaction, yet it never thoroughly answers our expectation.
Pray that success will not come any faster than you are able to endure it.
