It seems a strange fact that it is almost more important for us to be happy ourselves than to try to make other people happy. By being happy we confer untold benefits upon our fellow men.

All the higher forms of life have evolved from some one's ideal of justice, liberty or beauty; and the belief that nothing is too good to be true.

It ain't no use putting up your umbrella till it rains.

Solitude, if rightly used, becomes not only a privilege but a necessity. Only a superficial soul fears to fraternize with itself.

It is not what we have but what we do with what we have that constitutes the value of life.

What can people not accomplish if they will but master the secret of steadfast perseverance.

there ain't no use in dyin' 'fore yer time. Lots of folks is walkin' 'round jes' as dead as they'll ever be.

The fascinating thing about ideals is that no sooner have we gained a desired peak than we find farther and higher peaks beyond. The thrilling adventure never ends.

Half of our sorrows come from setting exalted standards for people and then breaking our hearts when they fail to live up to them.

Joy is at its keenest when contrasted with sorrow, courage at its height when it follows fear, faith at its noblest when it grows from doubt.

When one has a famishing thirst for happiness, one is apt to gulp down diversions wherever they are offered.

Some of the most memorable paths I've taken have been detours.

When the pain comes, you know what I do? I smile.

God seems to have a kind of laid-back management style I’m not crazy about.

Let your body take care of you.

The dog that licks ashes, trust not with meale. [The dog that licks ashes trust not with meal.]

It's like a garden: Whatever you water the most will do the best. At some point, you decide whether you'll water your career or your relationship more.

What makes me angry is closed mindedness, prejudice against those who are different from you, reveling in one's own ignorance.

Work as if you own the company and soon you just might.

Don't let those people steal your day

A good banana daiquiri is hard to come by. I've only ever found one place in this country that makes a proper one, and that's in Leeds.