No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

When in doubt, throw doubt out and have a little faith….

Man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is.

It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.

It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or objects.

I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.

No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.

Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’

If you feel safe in the area you’re working in, you’re not working in the right area. Always go a little further into the water than you feel you’re capable of being in. Go a little bit out of your depth. And when you don’t feel that your feet are quite touching the bottom, you’re just about in the right place to do something exciting.

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.

Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.

To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing and be nothing.

The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.

Experience is not what happens to you; it’s what you do with what happens to you.

Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.

Rules for Happiness: something to do, someone to love, something to hope for.

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.

Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.

The most important thing in life is to stop saying ‘I wish’ and start saying ‘I will.’ Consider nothing impossible, then treat possibilities as probabilities.

Believe you can and you’re halfway there.

It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.

Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day-in and day-out.

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.

When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.

Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.

We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.

When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.

It always seems impossible until it’s done.

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.

Yesterday’s the past, tomorrow’s the future, but today is a gift. That’s why it’s called the present.

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.

If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it.

Keep in mind that the true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.

When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall… think of it, always.

If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.

I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.

To know oneself, one should assert oneself.

Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.

A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.

I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.

There can be no progress if people have no faith in tomorrow.

There is no elevator to success, you have to take the stairs.

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.

However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.

It’s only after you’ve stepped outside your comfort zone that you begin to change, grow, and transform.

Often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.

We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.

Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.

Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.

Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.

We must not allow the clock and the calendar to blind us to the fact that each moment of life is a miracle and mystery.

I have nothing in common with lazy people who blame others for their lack of success.

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.

You will never ‘find’ time for anything. If you want time, you must make it.

Every day is a gift from God. Learn to focus on the Giver and enjoy the gift!

Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.

Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.

A wise man can play the part of a clown, but a clown can’t play the part of a wise man.

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time.

Take a deep breath, pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again.