the great essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for
Allen Chalmers
may you live life every day of your life
Gandhi
it is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no person can sincerely try to help another without helping themself
Ralph Waldo Emerson
happiness is not a destination; it is a method of life
Burton Hills
be true to your work, your word, and your friend
Henry David Thoreau
I say love, it is a flower, and you, its only seed
Bette Midler, The Rose
I love the person that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress and grow brave by reflection
Thomas Paine
life consists not in holding good cards, but in playing those you have well
Josh Billings
the harder you work, the luckier you get
Gary Player
experience is not what happens to you; it's what you do with what happens to you
Aldous Huxley
there are no gains wthout pains
Benjamin Franklin
high expectations are the key to everything
Sam Walton
the future belongs to thise who believe in the beauty of their dreams
Eleanor Roosevelt
genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent prespiration
Thomas Edison
practice is the best of all instructors
Pablilius Syrus
be all that you can be
Anon
don't be afraid to take a big step; you can't cross a chasm in two small steps
David Lloyd George
most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all
Dale Carnegie
the expert at anything was once a beginner
Hayes
even God cannot change the past
Agathon
it's another great day to be alive
Anon
he is able, who thinks he is able
Buddha
the best way to escape from a problem is to solve it
Alan Saporta
advice is like snow, the softer it falls, the longer it dwells, and the deeper it sinks into the mind
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
it takes a great person to be a good listener
Calvin Coolidge
people are just as happy as they choose to be
Abraham Lincoln
live out your imagination, not your history
Stephen Covey
to accomplish great things, we must not ony act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe
Anatole France
the true test of character is not how much we know to do, but how we behave when we don't know what to do
John Holt
go confidently in the direction of your dreams; live the life you have imagined
Henry David Thoreau
don't let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was
Richard L. Evans
real excellence and humility are not incompatible...on the contrary, they are twin sisters
Jean Baptiste Lacordaire
the only way to have a friend is to be a friend
Ralph Waldo Emerson
dream things as they never were and ask, why not?
George Bernard Shaw
you find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you truly lived are when you have done things in the spirit of love
Henry Drummond
the supreme happiness in life is the conviction that we are loved
Victor Hugo
peace...is a virtue, a state of mind,...a disposition of benevolence, confidence, justice
Baruck Spinoza
to laugh often and much, to win affection of children,...to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others,... to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived; this is the meaning of success
Ralph Waldo Emerson
the mind is not a vessel to fill, but a fire to be kindled
Plutarch
never look down on anybody unless you are helping them up
Jessie Jackson