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Bad Man.

No man who has once heartily and wholly laughed can be altogether irreclaimably bad. -Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Scottish Writer.

Optimism.

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. -Helen Keller (1880-1968) American Writer.

Life.

I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be honorable, to be compassionate. It is, after all, to matter: to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all. -Leo C. Rosten (1908-1977) American Writer.

Sympathi

Anyone can sympathize with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathize with a friend's success. -Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Irish Dramatist and Poet.

I

I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; I will not refuse to do the something I can do. -Helen Keller (1880-1968) American Writer.

Love.

Love is like playing the piano. First you must learn to play by the rules, then you must forget the rules and play from your heart.

Dream.

You see things; and you say, "Why?" But I dream things that never were; and I say "Why not?" -George Bernard Shaw.

Success.

There are many ways to measure success; not the least of which is the way your child describes you when talking to a friend.

Effort.

Great is the road I climb, but the garland offered by an easier effort is not worth the gathering. -Sextus Propertius (50BC-16AD) Roman Poet

Happiness.

What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscience? -Adam Smith.

Perseverance.

Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock longenough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody. -Longfellow.

Friendship.

Good friendships are fragile things and require as much care as anyother fragile and precious thing. -Randolph S. Bourne (1886-1918) American Writer

Live with Honor.

The shortest and surest way to live with honor in the world is to bein reality what we would appear to be. -Socrates (469-399 BC) Greek Philosopher.

Work of Good Man.

The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green. -Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Scottish Writer.

Happiness.

True happiness is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. -Helen Keller.

Life.

If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we didnot sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. -Charlotte Bronte.

Teacher.

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superiorteacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. -William Arthur Ward.

Smile.

A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks. -Charles Gordy.

Sins.

Every man carries the bundle of his sins, upon his own back. -John Fletcher.

Hands.

There is no better sign of a brave mind than a hard hand. -Shakespeare, Henry VI

Knack.

Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy. -Howard W. Newton.

Respect.

Seek respect mainly from thyself, for it comes first from within. -Steven H. Coogler.

Travel Light !

If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears. -Glenn Clark.

Humor.

Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls him. - Romain Gary.

Growing !

Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young. -A.W. Pinero.

Excellence.

Commit yourself to quality from day one ... it's better to do nothing at all than to do something badly. -Mark H. McCormack.

Creativity

Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks,breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun. -Mary Lou Cook.

Soul.

Man is so made that whenever anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish. -Jean de la Fontaine.

Belief.

The man who can't believe in himself, how can you expect him to believe in anything else ?

Relationship.

Growing up is not just a continual accumulation of new learning; You have to discard some of what you learned before.

Idleness !

Idleness is not doing nothing! It is being free to do anything and still not doing it !

Failure to Discriminate.

Ignorance is the failure to discriminate between the permanent and the impermanent, the pure and the impure, bliss and suffering, the Self and the non-Self. -The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.