You cannot push any one up a ladder unless he be willing to climb a little himself.
If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy and inspires your hopes.
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Every act you have ever performed since the day you were born was performed because you wanted something.
The secret of success lies not in doing your own work, but in recognizing the right man to do it.
The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The world takes off its hat to those who put in more than 50% of their capacity, and stands on its head for those few and far between souls who devote 100%.
The problem of our age is the proper administration of wealth, so that the ties of brotherhood may still bond together the rich and poor in harmonious relationship.
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The heights by great men reached and kept Where not attained by sudden flight, But they, while their companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night.
One day Alice came to fork in the road and saw a Cheshire cat in a tree. “Which road do I take?” she asked. His response was a question: “Where do you want to go?” “I don’t know,” Alice answered. “Then, “said the cat, “it doesn’t matter.”
If you set goals and go after them with all the determination you can muster, your gifts will take you places that will amaze you.
The higher you soar the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly.
A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.
To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.
Unhappiness is best defined as the difference between our talents and our expectations.
The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.
Love inspires, illumines, designates and leads the way.
I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.
Waves are inspiring not because they rise and fall, but because each time they fall they never fail to rise again.
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.
Appearances to the mind are of four kinds. Things either are what they appear to be; or they neither are, nor appear to be; or they are, and do not appear to be; or they are not, and yet appear to be. Rightly to aim in all these cases is the wise man’s task.
Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.
If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done.
Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have.
The oldest, shortest words - “yes” and “no” - are those which require the most thought.
Plant seeds of expectation in your mind; cultivate thoughts that anticipate achievement. Believe in yourself as being capable of overcoming all obstacles and weaknesses.
