Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.

Every action we take, everything we do, is either a victory or defeat in the struggle to become what we want to be. If you can be deceived, you can be conquered. To learn what is good, a thousand days are not sufficient; to learn what is evil, an hour is too long. Speak little and well, if you would be esteemed as a man of merit.
The whole worth of a kind deed lies in the love that inspires it.

As long as one keeps searching, the answers come. Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. I find I'm luckier when I work harder. The achievement of your goal is assured the moment you commit yourself to it. You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips. If not you, then who? If not now, then when?

In everything you do, aim to excel; for what's worth doing, is worth doing well. Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune. We're still not where we're going, but we're not where we were We make the world we live in and shape our environment.

An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox.

Fear God and work hard.

It's a job that's never started that takes the longest to finish. Our work is the presentation of our capabilities.
Pleasure in the job put perfection in the work The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.

Ability in itself is nothing when denied opportunity You dont have to be great to start but you have to start to be great. It is not fair to ask of others what you are unwilling to do yourself.

In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing. Forget about all the reasons why something may not work. You only need to find one good reason why it will. We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret The tragedy is that so many people look for self confidence and self respect everywhere except within themselves, and so they fail in their search. You dont have to see the whole staircase, just take first step. Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.
Let us resolve to be masters, not the victims, of our history, controlling our own destiny without giving way to blind suspicions and emotions.
Seek always for the answer within. Be not influenced by those around you, by their thoughts or their words Suspicions that the mind, of itself, gathers, are but buzzes; but suspicions that are artificially nourished and put into men's heads by the tales and whisperings of others, have stings.

"You will never find time for anything. You must make it."
Do what you can with what yow have where you are.
Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you; be careful the friends you choose for you will become like them.

There is no one giant step that does it. It's a lot of little steps."

You will live your life secure in that you are no longer manipulated by what other people want you to do and be, but are directed by your own inner desires. Do not judge by appearances; a rich heart may be under a poor coat. If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.

The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials."
Don't speak evil of someone if you don't know for certain, and if you do know ask yourself, why am I telling it?

He who walks in another's tracks leaves no footprints.

The humblest individual exerts some influence, either for good or evil, upon others.

If we resist change, well fail. If we accept change, well survive and if we create change, well succeed.
If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips.
If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. Practice makes perfect.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life
It is not the quantity but the quality of knowledge which determines the mind's dignity.

People have been known to achieve more as a result of working with others than against them. There can only be one state of mind as you approach any profound test; total concentration, a spirit of togetherness, and strength. Take the attitude of a student, Never be to big to ask questions, Never know to much to learn something new. To offer a man unsolicited advice is to presume that he doesn't know what to do or that he can't do it on his own.

If you stand straight, do not fear a crooked shadow. Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be what no others are, and to do what no other can do.

The only people who never fail are those who never try.

The greater thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are going.
To judge a man's character by only one of its manifestations is like judging the sea by a jugful of its water.

Excellence is not being the best; it is doing your best. To be a winner, all you have to give is all you have. Accept the past for what it was. Acknowledge the present for what it is. Anticipate the future for what it can become.

When we cannot find contentment in ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere. We like to judge others, but we do not like to be judged ourselves.
To measure the man, measure his heart.

It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves Those who spend too much time on trifling things generally become incapable of great ones. True eloquence consists in saying all that is necessary, and nothing but what is necessary

The successful men of action are not sufficiently self-observant to know exactly on what their success depends.
The winner is the chef who takes the same ingredients as everyone else and produces the best results.
Instill the love of you into all the world, for a good character is what is remembered.

Nothing is interesting if you're not interested

"It is in the small decisions you and I make every day that create our destiny."

The great end of life is not knowledge but action.

"Your imagination is your preview of life's coming attractions."

Keep thy smooth words and juggling homilies for those who know thee not. The people and

circumstances around me do not MAKE me what I am, they REVEAL who I am. Do not fear going forward slowly; fear only to stand still. Anytime there is change, there is opportunity. We cannot become what we want to be by remaining what we are. Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.
"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today."
Do not underestimate the determination of a quiet man. Let no one underestimate the need of pity. We live in a stony universe whose hard, brilliant forces rage fiercely.

The person who sends out positive thoughts activates the world around him positively and draws back to himself positive results.
A good beginning makes a good ending. A goal without a deadline is only a wish. A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. A full bottle makes no sound; a half-bottle sloshes around.

Someone sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.
A book gives knowledge, but it is life that gives understanding

A bitter word comes from a bitter heart. A biting dog does not bark. A bad workman always blames his tools.

Two hands should be twice as busy as one tongue.

You are the only problem you will ever have and you are the only solution. Change is inevitable, personal development is always a personal decision.
One who is tripped by the foot can get up again. One who is tripped by the tongue may not. One becomes double-minded from suspicion and guilt. The one who snores the loudest will fall asleep first

Little persons try to be perfect, while great ones do not know they are great. He who speaks without modesty will not keep his promises.

Opportunity multiply as they are seized.

The highest reward for man's toil is not what he gets for it, but what he becomes by it.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
The whole secret of a successful life is to find out what is one's destiny to do, and then do it.

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. You will never possess what you are unwilling to pursue. Everything that is happening at this moment is a result of the choices you've made in the past.

For good or ill your conversation is your advertisement. Every time you open your mouth you let men look into your mind.
What the mind of man can conceive and believe, the mind of man can achieve. To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. The man who trims himself to suit everybody will soon whittle himself away. Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions. They can because they think they can. It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. Our greatest glory is not in never failing but in rising up every time we fail

An essential aspect of creativity is not being

afraid to fail.
Never mistake motion for action.

To the weak, difficulty is a closed door. To the strong, however, it is a door waiting to be opened

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. John Wooden
Arriving at one point is the starting point to another. There are two kinds of failures: those who thought and never did, and those who did and never thought. A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.

It usually takes a long time to find a shorter way. So many of life's conflicts find their origin and cause in envy. Envy ruins and destroys people's hearts. Those who are always complaining about their circumstances find that success continually eludes them. Life is best lived by being bold and daring. The quality of an organization can never exceed the quality of the minds that make it up. Ultimately, our battle is with ourselves. A pyramid isn't built from the top down. The apex is attained only by laying strong foundation stones, one by one.

The great end of life is not knowledge but action.

Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true.

Resolve to be thyself; and know, that he who finds himself, loses his misery.

In this world man must either be anvil or hammer.

The key to leadership today is influence, not authority.

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander. He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.

Success is not a doorway, its a stairway.

The true way to render ourselves happy is to love our work and find in it our pleasure.

What we would like to stay the same is changing and what we would like to change insists on staying the same
How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.

Never trouble another for what you can do yourself.

A thought which does not result in an action is nothing much, and an action which does not proceed from a thought is nothing at all. Good thoughts are no better than good dreams, unless they be executed.

I think; therefore I am.

"." ~ Sir James Dewar "A house divided against itself cannot stand."

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

Control your own destiny or someone else will.
Nothing endures but change. All jobs are easy to the person who doesn't have to do them.
There are those who dream and wish and there are those who dream and work. Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do. You will never possess what you are unwilling to pursue.

You are born an original. Dont die a copy.

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. What you are is what you have been, and what you will be is what you do now. The highest reward for man's toil is not what he gets for it, but what he becomes by it.

Unless there is opposing wind, a kite cannot rise.

Smooth seas do not make skilful sailors. We will either find a way, or make one!
Hannibal

What ever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. If you learn only methods, you'll be tied to your methods, but if you learn principles you can devise your own methods

Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars. There are no short cuts to any place worth going.