MEMORIES

Memories are the treasures locked deep within the storehouse of our souls;
To keep our hearts warm when we are lonely. …….Becky Aligada

Take care of all your Memories, for you cannot relive them. ......Bob Dylan

We must always have old Memories and young hopes. ........Arsene Houssave

The richness of life lies in Memories we have forgotten ……Cesare Pavese

Our Memories are the only paradise, from which we can never be expelled. …….Jean Paul Richter

It's surprising how much Memory is built around things unnoticed at the time. ……..Barbara Kingsolver

Anyone who limits her vision to Memories of yesterday is already dead. ……..Lillie Langtry

LOVE

There is no remedy for love but to love more. ……Henry David Thoreau

The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread. ….Mother Teresa

One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life, that word is love. ……Sophocles

Love would never be a promise of a rose garden, unless it is showered with light of faith, water of sincerity and air of passion. ……Author Unknown

Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness. ……..Oliver Wendell Holmes

Love is, above all, the gift of oneself. …….Jean Anouilh

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; Loving someone deeply gives you courage. ……… Lao Tzu

Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination. …….. Voltaire

Love still remains when you lose everything else, especially life. …..Anastasi

I have found the paradox that if I love until it hurts;
then there is no hurt, but only more Love. …….Mother Teresa

Love is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence. …..Eric Fromm

Love is an act of endless forgiveness. …….Peter Ustinov

Love is, above all, the gift of oneself. …….Jean Anouilh

Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking together in the same direction. ……Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Love is like a Butterfly;
Hold it to tight, it will be crushed,
Hold it too loose, it will fly away. Author Unknown

Love is always open arms. If you close your arms about love, you will find that you are left holding only yourself. ……..Leo Buscaglia.

Only in love are unity and duality not in conflict. ……..Rabindranath Tagore

The Joys of Love are but a moment long; The Pain of Love endures the whole life long. ……Martini il Tedesco (“Plaisir D’Amour”)

FRIENDSHIP

A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship. …….John D. Rockefeller
In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. …….Martin Luther King, Jr.

Friendship... is not something you learn in school.
But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship,
you really haven't learned anything. ……Muhammad Ali

Friendships are fragile things, and require as much handling
as any other fragile and precious thing. ……., Randolph Bourne

Friendships are discovered rather than made. ……….Harriet Beecher Stowe

The path of social advancement is,
and must be, strewn with broken friendships. ……. H. G. Wells


A Friend does not point a finger, he holds out his hands. …….Edward A. Moses

A Real Friend is like an angel who warms you with her presence;
-And remembers you in her prayers. ……Henry David Thoreau

I thank you, God, in Heaven, for Friends. …..Margaret Sangster

Friendship is precious, not only in the shade,
But also, in the sunshine of life. …..Thomas Jefferson

Friendship is love, with understanding. …..Ancient Proverb

Do not protect yourself with a fence,
But rather with your Friends. ……Czech Proverb

When the character of a man unclear,
Look at his Friends. …….Japanese Proverb

We are advertised by our loving Friends. …….William Shakespeare

We secure our Friends not by accepting favors,
-But by doing them. ……Thucydides

You can make a thousand enemies a day;
But a true Friend will take you a thousand years to make. ……Elias Fares


Friends are like flowers in the garden of life. ……Author Unknown

Don’t walk behind me, I may not lead.
Don’t walk ahead of me, I may not follow.
Just walk beside me and be my Friend. ……Albert Camus

What is a Friend?
A single soul dwelling in two bodies! ……Aristotle

A True Friend is the greatest of all blessings;
And that which we take least care of all to acquire. ….Francois be la Rochefoucauld

Friends are like companions on a journey;
who ought to aid each other to Persevere in the road to a happier life. …..Pythagoras

A Friend loves at all times. …..Proverbs 17:17

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity. …….Khalil Gibran

Be a Friend to thyself, and others will too. ……Thomas Fuller

Friendship improves happiness and abates misery;
By doubling of our joy and dividing of our grief. ……Marcus Tullius Cicero

Friendship is the only cure for hatred;
The only guarantee of peace. …….Buddha

One of the most beautiful qualities of true Friendship,
Is to understand and be understood …….Seneca

LOGIC

Hypothetical Questions get hypothetical answers. …….Joan Baez

A mind all Logic is like a knife, all blade;
It makes the hand bleed, that uses it. ……..Rabindranath Tagore

Logic is neither a science nor an art, but a dodge. …….Benjamin Jowett

Logic is like the sword. Those who appeal to it, shall perish by it…….Samuel Butler.

Logic, like whiskey, loses its beneficial effect,
when taken in too large quantities. …....Lord Dunsany

Logics will get you from A to B,
Imagination will take you everywhere. ..…Albert Einstein

ACTION

Do every act of your life as if it were your last. …..Marcus Aurelius

When a man asks himself what is meant by action
he proves that he isn't a man of action. ……James A. Baldwin

Action is the dignity of greatness. ……Jose Marti

Action is the antidote to despair. …..Joan Baez

One act of beneficence, one act of real usefulness, is worth all the abstract sentiment in the world. …….Ann Radcliffe

Action indeed is the sole medium of expression for ethics. …… Jane Addams

A little knowledge that acts, is worth infinitely more
than much knowledge that is idle. ………Khalil Gibran

The great end of life is not knowledge but action. ……..Thomas Huxley

Action Conquers Fear. ……..Peter Zarlenga

Great acts are made up of many small actions. …….Lao Tzu

Inaction saps the vigor of the mind. …….Leonardo da Vinci

Even a child is known by his Actions,
by whether his conduct is pure and right. ……Proverbs 20:11

Action speaks louder than words. ……Author Unknown

Action talks; Bullshit walks. …….Joseph A. Sabga Sr.

I have always thought the Actions of men,
the best interpreters of their thoughts. …….John Locke

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. …..Georges Bernanos

An idea not coupled with action will never get any bigger,
than the brain cell it occupied. …… Arnold Glasow

I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they Act;
but I do believe in a fate that falls on man unless they Act. …… G.K. Chesterton

We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals;
Others, by their Actions ……Harold Nicolson

Do every act of your life as if it were your last. …..Marcus Aurelius

When a man asks himself what is meant by action
he proves that he isn't a man of action. ……James A. Baldwin

Action is the dignity of greatness. ……Jose Marti

FATE

I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act;
but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act. …….Buddha

Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence……. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Men are not prisoners of fate,
but only prisoners of their own minds ……. Franklin D. Roosevelt

It is what a man thinks of himself,

that really determines his fate. ……. Henry David Thoreau

As punishment for my contempt for authority,
fate has made me an authority myself. …….. Albert Einstein

Fate leads the willing, and drags along the reluctant. …….. Seneca

Fate is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice;

It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved. ………William Jennings Bryan

When Fate hands you a lemon, try making lemonade. ….Dale Carnegie

There is no Fate but your own Fate. ……Leslie Grimutter

Control your Fate, or someone else will do so. …..Jack Welch

Fate has two ways of crushing us;
-By refusing our wishes, or by fulfilling them. …..Henri F. Amiel

Go with your Fate, but never beyond;
Beyond leads to dark places. ……Mary Renault

There is no Fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn. ….Albert Camus

What separates the winners from the losers,
Is how a person deals with each twist of Fate. …..Donald Trump

We seal our Fate, with the choices we make. …..Gloria Estefan

GLORY

Military glory, the attractive rainbow that rises from showers of blood. …….Abraham Lincoln

The nearest way to glory is to strive to be what you wish to be thought to be. …….Socrates

The glory of great men should be measured
by the means they have used to acquire it. ......Francois de la Rochefoucauld

There is no road of flowers leading to glory. .......Jean de la Fontaine

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever. ……….Napoleon Bonaparte

Glory - once achieved; What is it worth? ……… Emile M. Cioran

There is no glory in battle, worth the blood it costs. ……… Dwight D. Eisenhower

Glory is not a conceit. It is not a decoration for valor.
Glory belongs to the act of being constant to something greater than yourself.
To a cause, to your principles, to the people on whom you rely and who rely on you.
…..John McCain
Glory drags all men along, low as well as high;
Bound captive at the wheels of her glittering car. ……Horace

Real Glory springs from the silent conquest of ourselves. ……Joseph P. Thompson

Glory is like a circle in the water which never ceases to enlarge,
Till by broad spreading, it disperses to naught. ……William Shakespeare

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever. ……Thomas Moore

Our greatest glory is not in never failing,
but in rising up every time we fail. …..Ralph Waldo Emerson

The fire of Glory is the torch of the mind. …….Author Unknown

Glory paid to our ashes comes too late. ……Martial

Glory built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt. ……William Cowper

Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow. ……Marcus Tullius Cicero

The nearest way to Glory is to strive
to be what you wish to be thought to be. …….Socrates

Military Glory;
the attractive rainbow that rises in showers of blood …..Abraham Lincoln

Glory is a heavy burden, a murdering poison,and to bear it is an art. And to have that art is rare. ……Oriana Fallaci

For Glory gives herself only;
to those who have always dreamed of her. ……..Charles De Gaulle

When there is no peril in the fight;
There is no Glory in the triumph. …….A. Alvarez

The man who is completely wise and virtuous has no need of Glory;
Except, so far as it disposes and eases his way to action by
the greater trust that it procures him. ……..Plutarch

PEACE

Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings Peace. …… Buddha

Peace is not the absence of war;
It is a virtue; a state of mind;

A disposition for benevolence, confidence, and justice. …….. Baruch Spinoza

Peace is not only better than war, but infinitely more arduous. ….. George Bernard Shaw

It can only be achieved by understanding.
Peace cannot be kept by force. …….Albert Einstein

In Peace, the sons bury their fathers, but in War, the fathers bury their sons. ……..Creosus

True Peace is not merely the absence of tension: It is the presence of justice. ……… Martin Luther King, Jr.

If we have no peace, it’s because we’ve forgotten
that we belong to one another. ……Mother Teresa

Peace is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. ………Jawaharlal Nehru

There is no way to Peace; Peace is the way. ……A. J. Muste

Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings Peace. ..…Buddha

You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war. ….Albert Einstein

We know how to organize Warfare,
but do we know how to act when confronted with Peace? ….Jacques Cousteau

Those for whom Peace is no more than a dream are asleep to the future. …..Jack DuVall

You can bomb the world into Pieces,
but you can't bomb it into Peace. …..Michael Franti

TIME

Until you value yourself, you won't value your Time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it. ……. M. Scott Peck

Time will bring to light whatever is hidden; And it will cover up and conceal what is now shining in splendor. ……Horace

What then is Time? If no one asks me, I know what it is. If I wish to explain it to him who asks, I do not know. ……….Saint Augustine

Everything happens to everybody sooner or later if there is Time enough
,,,,George Bernard Shaw

It was the best of Times, it was the worst of Times.. …..Charles Dickens

Time is the great physician …….. Benjamin Disraeli

Time is the wisest counselor of all. ....... Pericles

We are all prisoners of Time.
We cannot escape it; We cannot stop it. …..Author Unknown

Men talk of killing time, while time quietly kills them. …….Dion Boucicault

Time is the reef upon which all our frail mystic ships are wrecked" ……. Sir Noel Coward

Time is what we want most, but what we use worst. .......William Penn

GIVING

It is more blessed to Give than to receive. …….. Acts 20:35

For it is in Giving that we receive. ……St. Francis of Assisi

You give but little when you give of your possessions.
It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. ……Kahlil Gibran

The only Gift is a portion of thyself. …….Ralph Waldo Emerson

The manner of Giving is worth more than the gift. ……..Pierre Corneille,

You can Give without loving, but you can never love without giving. ……..Author Unknown

There is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving. ……….Henry Drummond

No one has ever become poor by Giving. …..…Anne Frank

Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more,
but those Giving more. ……… H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

To whom much is Given, much is expected. …….Luke 12:48

It is not how much we Give;
But how much love we put into Giving. …….Mother Teresa

We make a living by what we get;
We make a life by what we Give. .....Sir Winston S. Churchill

It is possible to Give, without loving;
But it is impossible to love without Giving. …….Richard Braunstein

Yesterday is History and Tomorrow is a Mystery.
Today is a Gift. ..That’s why we call it Present. …..Babatunde Olatunji

To Give and then not feel that one has given;
Is the very best of all ways of giving. …..Max Beerbohm

Blessed are those who Give, without remembering;
And take, without forgetting. …..Elizabeth Asquith Bibesco

What I spent is lost;
What I possessed is left to others;
But what I Gave away, remains with me forever. ……Joseph Addison

If you know what I know about the power of Giving,
You will not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way. ……Buddha

All you have shall some day be Given; Therefore give now,
that the season of giving may be yours, and not your inheritors. ……Kahlil Gibran

No matter how little you have, you can always Give some of it away. ……Catherine Marshall

Nothing that you have not Given away will ever be really yours. ……..C. S. Lewis

It is the intention, not the face-value of the Gift, that is weighed. …….Seneca

Each day provides its own gifts. ……Marcus Aurelius

To give without any reward, or any notice,
has a special quality of its own. ………Anne Morrow Lindbergh.

Giving connects two people, the giver and the receiver;
And this connection gives birth to a new sense of belonging ……..Deepak Chopra

HUMILITY

He is always the secure who is humble. ……Gilbert Keith Chesterton

Life is a long lesson in humility ……James M. Barrie

Humility makes great men twice honorable ……..Benjamin Franklin.

Humility is the foundation of all other virtues. …….St. Augustine

We come nearest to the great, when we are great in humility …….Rubindranath Tagore

Humility leads to strength, not weakness. It is the highest from of self-respect. …….John McCloy

When pride comes, then comes disgrace;
But with Humility comes wisdom. …….Proverbs 11:2

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit,
but in Humility consider others better than yourselves. …..Philippians 2:3

Humility is solid foundation of all virtues. ……Confucius

Humility is the only true wisdom by which we prepare our minds
for all the possible changes of life. ……George Arliss

Life is a long lesson in Humility. ……James M. Barrie

O be very sure That no man will learn anything at all,
unless he first will learn Humility. ……Lord Lytton

It is no great thing to be Humble when you are brought low;
But to be Humble when you are praised is a great and rare attainment.
……..St. Bernard of Clairvaux

Humility, like the darkness, reveals heavenly lights. ……Henry David Thoreau

ENVY

Envy is the art of counting the other fellow's blessings instead of your own. …..Harold Coffin

Envy slays itself by its own arrows. ……..Author Unknown

Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy.
…..François Duc de La Rochefoucauld

Envy is thin because it bites but never eats. …….Spanish Proverb

Envy is the art of counting the other fellow's blessings instead of your own. ……. Harold Coffin.

Envy like fire, always makes for the highest points. ……Titus Livius

As iron is eaten by rust, so are the envious consumed by envy. …….Antisthenes

A heart at peace gives life to the body;
But Envy rots the bones. …..Proverbs 14:30

Do not let your heart Envy sinners;
But always be zealous for the fear of the Lord. …..Proverbs 23:17

Envy is honor’s foe. ……Author Unknown

Nothing can allay the rage of a biting Envy. …..Claudianus

Envy lurks at the bottom of the human heart;
Like a viper in its hole. ……Honore de Balzac

The praise of the Envious is far less creditable than its censure;
It praises only that which it can surpass,
But that which surpasses it, is censured. …..Charles Caleb Colton

Envy feeds on the living.
It ceases when they are dead. ……Publius Ovidius

It is better to be Envied, than pitied. .........Herodotus

EFFORT

Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment,
Full effort is full victory. …..Mohandas Gandhi

A winning effort begins with preparation. ……. Joe Gibbs

Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit. …… Napoleon Hill

Things which do not require effort of some sort are seldom worth having. …..Ivor Novello

The results you achieve will be in direct proportion to the effort you apply. …… Denis Waitley

If you can't excel with talent, then triumph with effort. ......Dave Weinbaum

A winning effort begins with preparation. ……. Joe Gibbs

Success is always ninety percent effort and ten percent inspiration. …..Author Unknown

The mode by which the inevitable comes to pass, is Effort. …….. Oliver Wendell Holmes

Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit. …… Napoleon Hill

Things which do not require Effort of some sort are seldom worth having. …..Ivor Novello

The Results you achieve will be in direct proportion to the Effort you apply. …… Denis Waitley

AMBITION

Ambition breaks the ties of blood,
and forgets the obligations of gratitude. ……. Sallust

Most people would succeed in small things
if they were not troubled with great Ambitions. ……Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Ambition is pitiless. Any merit that it cannot use it finds despicable. …….Joseph Joubert

Ambition is so powerful a passion in the human breast,
That however high we reach we are never satisfied. …….Niccolo Machiavelli

Beware Ambition; heaven is not reached with pride,
but with submission. …….Thomas Middleton

Ambition, like a torrent, never looks back …….Ben Johnson

Without Ambition one starts nothing.
Without work one finishes nothing.
The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it. …….Ralph Waldo Emerson

For where you have envy and selfish Ambition,
there you find disorder and every evil practice ……James 3:14

Ambition is the germ from which;
All growth of nobleness proceeds. ……Ralph Waldo Emmerson

Great Ambition is the passion of a great character.
Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts.
All depends on the principals which direct them. …….Napoleon Bonaparte

Ambition breaks the ties of blood,
and forgets the obligation of gratitude. ……Sir Walter Scott

Most people would succeed in small things;
If they were not troubled with great Ambitions. ……Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Ambition is an idol, on whose wings great minds are carried only to extreme;
to be sublimely great or to be nothing. ……..Robert Southey

To be Ambitious of true honor, of the true glory and perfectionof our natures, is the very principle and incentive of virtue. …..Sir Philip Sidney

Though Ambition in itself is a vice, it often is also the parent of virtue. ……Edgar Quinet

Do not despise the bottom rungs in the ascent to greatness. ……Publilius Syrus

Though Ambition itself be a vice,
yet it is often times the cause of virtues. …….. Quintilian

GOODWILL

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Peace on earth; Goodwill to all men! ……Luke 2:14

Someone must risk returning injury with kindness,
Or hostility will never turn to Goodwill. ......Lao Tzu

Nothing that I can do will change the structure of the universe.
But maybe, by raising my voice I can help the greatest of all causes: Goodwill among men on earth ......Albert Einstein


When you extend your Goodwill in every direction, regardless of circumstances,
You begin see that we are all one. ......Lao Tzu

Goodwill is the one and only asset,
that competition cannot undersell or destroy. ……. Marshall Field

Goodwill is earned by many acts; it can be lost by one. ……. Duncan Stuart

He who seeks good, finds Goodwill;
But Evil comes to him who searches for it. ……Proverbs 11:27

The smallest Good deed is greater than
the greatest good intention. …..Author Unknown

There is no limit to the Good a person can do,
If he does not care who gets the credit. ……Author Unknown

He who wishes to secure the Good of others
has already secured his own. ……Confucius

When you look for the Good in others,
you discover the best in yourself. ……Martin Walsh

No government is safe unless fortified by Goodwill. ……Cornelius Nepos

FAITH

Faith is to believe what you do not see.
The reward of this faith is to see what you believe. .…...St. Augustine

Be faithful in small things because,
It is in them that your strength lies. ……..Mother Teresa

Faith is a passionate intuition. ..…..William Wordsworth

Faith is taking the first step;
even when you don't see the whole staircase. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Faith is not belief. Belief is passive. Faith is active. ……..Edith Hamilton

Without faith, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible. ..….Mary M. Bethune

I do not pray for success; I ask for faithfulness. …..Mother Teresa

Faith is to believe what you do not see;
The reward of Faith is to see what you believe. Saint Augustine

Faith is believing;
-Even when it is beyond the power of reason to believe. ……Voltaire

A Faith that cannot survive a collision with the truth,
is not worth many regrets. ……Arthur C. Clarke

Faith makes things possible; -Not easy. ….Author Unknown

It’s lack of Faith that makes afraid of meeting challenges. …..Muhammed Ali

Duty cannot exist without Faith. …..Benjamin Disraeli

Your Faith is what you believe; -Not what you know. ……Mark Twain

GENIUS

One is not born a genius, one becomes a genius. ……..Simone de Beauvoir

This is the nature of genius, to be able to grasp the knowable
even when no one else recognizes that it is present. …….Deepak Chopra

A genius is one who shoots at something no one else can see - and hits it. ……Author Unknown

Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can. ……. Robert Bulwer-Lytton

Men of genius are meteors destined to burn themselves out in lighting up their age……Napoleon Bonaparte,

To do easily what is difficult for others is the mark of talent.
To do what is impossible for talent is the mark of genius. ……..Henri Frederic Amiel

Talent is what you possess; genius is what possesses you. ……..Malcolm Cowley

The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age,
which mean never losing your enthusiasm. .….Aldous Huxley

Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. …… Thomas A. Edison

Genius is eternal patience. ……..Michelangelo

One of the strongest characteristics of Genius,
is the power of lighting its own fire ………John W. Foster

No great genius has ever existed
Without some touch of madness …….Aristotle

We owe science to the combined energies of individual men of Genius,
Rather than to any tendency to progress, inherent in civilization. …..Chauncey Wright

Genius may have its limitations,
but Stupidity is not thus handicapped. …….Elbert Hubbard

Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered;
Either by themselves, or by others. ……..Mark Twain

Intellectuals solve problems, Geniuses prevent them. ……Albert Einstein

Genius is knowing to stay silent, as other demonstrate their ignorance. ….Eric Lau

Genius is a form of sustained patience. ……Donald Murray

Genius is the ability to reduce the complicated to the simple. ……C. W. Ceran

Genius without education is like silver in the mine. …….Benjamin Franklin.

God gives talent;
Work transforms talent into Genius. ……Anna Pavlova

Genius is not so much about new ideas;
as it is about clarity of ideas. …..Kevin Solway

Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience. ……George-Louis de Buffon

I've never met a genius.A genius to me is someone who does well at something he hates.Anybody can do well at something he loves,
-- it's just a question of finding the subject. …..Clint Eastwood

Genius is talent provided with ideals. W. Somerset Maugham

Genius is devine perseverance.
Genius I cannot claim, but perseverance, all can have. ……Woodrow T. Wilson

Genius, like a thunderstorm, comes up against the wind …….Soren Kierkgaard

Genius, like humanity, rusts for want of use. ……William Hazlitt

CONFIDENCE

Confidence comes not from always being right, but from not fearing to be wrong. ……. Peter T. McIntyre

One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation. ……..Arthur Robert Ashe

Your chances of success in any undertaking, Can always be measured by your confidence in yourself. ……… Robert Collier

Who has confidence in himself, Will gain the confidence of others ……..Leib Lazaro

Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence ……..Vince Lombardi

If you have no confidence in yourself, you are twice defeated in the race of life.

With confidence, you have won even before you have started. ………..Marcus Garvey

Nobody can prevent you from choosing to be Confident. ………Mark Sanborn

Confidence comes not from always being right;
But from not fearing to be wrong. ……Peter T. McIntyre

They are the weakest, however strong, Who have no Confidence in themselves or their own powers. …….Christian Bovee

Be Confident, for the stars are of the same stuff as you. ……Nicholai Velimirovic

You can determine how confident people are; By listening to what they don't say about themselves. …….Brian G. Jett

Confidence thrives on Honesty, on Honor and on the Sacredness of Obligations…..FDR

Confidence is a very fragile thing ……Joe Momtana

The man who has Confidence in himself, gains the Confidence of others. Hasidic Saying

Confidence awakens confidence. …….Friedrich Von Sachsen

Skill and confidence are an unconquered army. ……..George Herbert

If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life.
With confidence, you have won even before you have started. …Marcos Tullius Cicero

FORGIVENESS

When you forgive, you in no way change the past,
but you sure do change the future. ……Bernard Meltzer

Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. ……Mark Twain

The weak can never forgive.
Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. …….Mohandas Gandhi

Forgive all who have offended you, not for them, but for yourself. …….Harriet Nelson

He who cannot forgive breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass. ……..George Herbert
Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much. ………Oscar Wilde

And be kind-hearted to one another, forgiving each other;
Even as God in Christ has forgiven you. …….Ephesians 4:32

The stupid neither forgive nor forget;
the naïve forgive and forget;
the wise forgive but do not forget. …..Thomas Szasz

It takes a strong person to say sorry,
and an ever stronger person to forgive. …..Author Unknown

To forgive is to set a prisoner free,
and discover the prisoner was you. ........Author Unknown nd oner you. ..Author
To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love …….Robert Muller
To forgive is to set a prisoner free;
and discover that the prisoner was you. ….Lewis B. Smedes

Forgiveness is not an occasional act, It is a permanent attitude. ……Martin Luther King, Jr,


And when you stand praying, If you hold anything against anyone,
Forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.
……Mark 11:25-26

Pray you now, Forget and Forgive. ……. William Shakespeare

Forgive many things in others, but nothing in yourself. ….Ausonius

Anger makes you smaller;
While Forgiving forces you to grow beyond what you were. ….Cherie Carter-Scott

Forgiveness is almost a selfish act because of the immense
benefits to the one who forgives. ….Lawana Blackwell

Be kind and compassionate to one another, Forgive each other;
Just as in Christ, God forgave you. ……Ephesians 4.32

Never does the human soul appear so strong as when it foregoes revenge, and dares forgive an injury. ……. H. Chapin

He who Forgives, and is reconciled unto his enemy, shall receive his reward from God. …….Holy Koran

Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future. …..Paul Boese
Without forgiveness, life is governed by
an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation. ……..Roberto Assagioli

BROTHER

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We have learned to fly the air like birds and swim the sea like fish,
but we have not learned the simple art of living together as brothers. ….Martin Luther King, Jr.

There's no other love like the love for a brother.
There's no other love like the love from a brother. ………Astrid Alauda

I sought my soul, but my soul I could not see.
I sought my God, but my God eluded me.
I sought my brother and I found all three. ……..Author Unknown

I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia,
the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners
will be able to sit together at the table of brotherhood. ……..Martin Luther King, Jr.

I believe in the brotherhood of all men,
but I don't believe in wasting brotherhood on anyone
who doesn't want to practice it with me.
Brotherhood is a two-way street. ……. Malcom X

SELF-IMAGE

You were born an original. Don't die a copy. …….John Mason

He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle himself away. ……Raymond Hull

It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. ……e. e. cummings

Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should be. . …..Fanny Brice

Be what you are. This is the first step toward becoming better than you are. …..Julius Charles Hare

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you. ……… Ralph Waldo Emerson
The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself. ……Lao Tzu
“Be yourself” is about the worst advice you can give some people. …….Tom Masson

Do not wish to be anything but what you are,
and try to be that perfectly. ….St. Francis De Sales

Self-image sets the boundaries of individual accomplishment. ……Maxwell Maltz

The first and best victory is to conquer “Self” …..Plato

To the world you might be one person,
But to one person you might be the world. ……..Casey

The hardest battle you're ever going to fight,
Is the battle to be just You. …… Leo Buscaglia

There are three things that are extremely hard;
Steel, a Diamond and to know One’s Self ….Benjamin Franklin

If you do not conquer Self, You will be conquered by Self. ….Napoleon Hill
Always be a first-rate version of yourself;

Instead of a second-rate version of somebody else. …..Judy Garland

The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely. …..Carl Jung

It is as hard to see one's self
as to look backwards without turning around. ……Thoreau

To the world you might be one person,
But to one person you might be the world. ……..Casey

The hardest battle you're ever going to fight,
Is the battle to be just you. …… Leo Buscaglia

Self-image sets the boundaries of individual accomplishment. …Maxwell Maltz

Self-image is the key to Human Personality and Human Behavior. ….Carl Sandburg

A strong positive Self image is the best preparation for success. ….Joyce Brothers

I think it’s one of the scars in our culture, that we have too high a Self image. …Angela Carter

It is terrible to destroy a person’s Self image;
In the interest of truth or some other abstraction. ……Doris Lessing

Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the Self image of their personnel. ….Sam Walton

This above all; to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not be false to any man. …… William Shakespeare

It is wisdom to know others;It is enlightenment to know one's self. …..Lao Tzu

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom. Aristotle

Self-knowledge is the beginning of self-improvement. …..Baltasar Gracian
Knowledge of the self is the mother of all knowledge. ..….Khalil Gibran
The most difficult thing in life is to know Yourself. …….Thales of Mileus

Self-Knowledge alone is the direct cause of Liberation. …….. Sankaracharya

Self-knowledge comes from knowing other men. ……Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Man, know thyself; then thou shalt know the Universe and God. …… Pythagoras

EGO

The great corrupter of man is the Ego.
Looking at the mirror distracts one's attention from the problem. ……Dean Acheson

Ego is to the true self what a flashlight is to a spotlight. ……. John Bradshaw

The ultimate aim of the Ego is not to see something, but to be something. …... Muhammed Iqbal

One may understand the cosmos, but never the Ego;
The self is more distant than any star. ……..G.K. Chesterton

Life is a compromise of what your Ego wants to do,
What experience tells you to do, and what your nerves let you do …….Bruce Crampton

ANGELS

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. ………Alexander Pope

We are each of us angels with only one wing,
and we can only fly by embracing one another. ……..Luciano de Crescenzo

You'll meet more angels on a winding path than on a straight one. ……..Daisey Verlaef

Angels are never too distant to hear you. ……..Author Unknown

It is by suffering that human beings become angels. …….Victor Hugo

Whenever you hear a bell ringing, an angel gets his wings. ……Clarence, “It’s a wonderful life”

ANGER

Turn from your fierce Anger;
Relent and do not bring disaster on your people. ……Exodus 32:12

He who Angers you, conquers you. …….Elizabeth Kenny

Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools. …….Albert Einstein

Anger blows out the lamp of the mind. …….Robert G. Ingersoll

Holding on to Anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else;
you are the one who gets burned. ………Buddha

Consider how much more you often suffer from your Anger and grief,
than from those very things for which you are Angry and grieved. ………Marcus Antonius

Anger is one letter short of danger. ………Author Unknown

For every minute you remain Angry,
you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind. ……..Ralph Waldo Emerson

How much more grievous are the consequences of anger
than the causes of it. ………. Marcus Aurelius

When Anger rises, think of the consequences. ………Confucius
The intoxication of Anger, like that of the grape, shows us to others, but hides us from ourselves. ………..John Dryden

Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind. ……… Robert Ingersol

WORRY

Who of you, by Worrying, can add a single hour to his own life? ..…..Luke 12:25

Today is the tomorrow we Worried about yesterday. ……..Author Unknown

Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy. …….Leo Buscaglia

Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do,
but it gets you nowhere. ……Glenn Turner

Worry is a complete cycle of inefficient thought,
revolving about a pivot of fear. ……Author Unknown

It's not the work which kills people, it's the Worry.
It's not the revolution that destroys machinery it's the friction. ………Henry Ward Beecher

Today is the tomorrow we Worried about yesterday. ……..Author Unknown

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble. …. George Washington

I’ve developed a new philosophy;
I only Worry one day at a time. ……Charles Schulz(Charlie Brown)

Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow. …….Swedish Proverb

Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow;
It empties today of it’s strength. …….Corrie Ten Boom

There is a great difference between worry and concern.
A Worried person sees a problem,
And a Concerned person solves a problem. ……..Harold Stephens

BUTTERFLY

Love is like a butterfly;
It goes where it pleases and it pleases wherever it goes. …Author unknown

We are like butterflies;
Who flutter for a day and think it is forever. ……..Carl Sagan

I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a Butterfly;
or whether I am now a Butterfly dreaming I am a Man. ……..Chuang Tzu (Zhuangzi)

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. ………Muhammad Ali

The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough. ……..Rabindranath Tagore

May the wings of the Butterfly kiss the sun And find your shoulder to light on,To bring you luck, happiness and riches Today, tomorrow and beyond. ….. Irish Blessing

I only ask to be free; The Butterflies are free. ……Charles Dickens

We delight in the beauty of the Butterfly;
But rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty. …..Maya Angelou

Just like the Butterfly, you too will awaken in your own time. ……..Deborah Chaskin
There is nothing in a Caterpillar that tells you it’s going to be a Butterfly.
……..Buckminster Fuller

If nothing ever changed, there’d be no Butterflies. …….Author Unknown

The fluttering of a Butterfly's wings can effect climate changes,
on the other side of the planet. …………Paul Erlich

BOLDNESS

Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. ......Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great. …….John Dryden

Boldness be my friend. ……..William Shakespeare

Boldness is ever blind, for it sees not dangers and inconveniences
whence it is bad in council though good in execution. ……..Francis Bacon

Live daringly, boldly, fearlessly. Taste the relish to be found in competition,
in having to put forth the best within you. …..Henry J. Kaiser

Fortune favors the bold, but abandons the timid. ……Virgil

Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful ……..William Shakespeare

No great discovery was ever made without a bold guess. …….Sir Isaac Newton.

Men of principles are always bold, but all bold men are not always men of principle. ……..Confucius

Be bold . . . and mighty forces will come to your aid. …….Basil King

He who finds Fortune on his side should go briskly ahead,

For she is wont to favor the bold. ……Baltasar Gracian

Boldness is ever blind, for it sees not dangers and inconveniences; whence it is bad in council though good in execution. ……Francis Bacon

Boldness is a command to deliver mental resources. ….Norman Vincent Peale

No great discovery was ever made without a Bold guess …….Sir Isaac Newton

The Brave and Bold persist, even against fortune;
the Timid and Cowardly rush to despair, though fear alone …….Publius Cornelius Tacitus

Fortune favors the Bold, but abandons the Timid. ……Latin Proverb

Virtue is Bold, and goodness never fearful. ……… William Shakespeare

Be Bold in what you stand for and Careful what you fall for. …….Ruth Boorstin

BELIEF

Men never do evil so thoroughly and cheerfully
as when they do it for conscience sake. …….Blaise Pascal,

Human beings are perhaps never more frightening than
when they are convinced beyond doubt that they are right. ……….Laurens van der Post

Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around. ……… Henry David Thoreau

Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies. …….Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

What distinguishes the majority of men from the few,
is their ability to act according to their beliefs. ……….Henry Miller

Old Beliefs die hard even when demonstrably false. ………..E. O. Wilson

So we fix our eyes not on what we see, but what is unseen.
For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. ….2 Corinthians 4:18

Believe that life is worth living;
and your belief will help create the fact. …..William James

What matters is not the ideas a man holds,
But the depth of Belief at which he holds it. …..Ezra Pound

Everyman prefers Belief to the exercise of judgment. ……Seneca

He does not believe, who does not live according to his Belief. …..Thomas Fuller

Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around. ……… Henry David Thoreau

What distinguishes the majority of men from the few,
is their ability to act according to their beliefs. ……….Henry Miller

Martyrdom has always been a proof of the intensity,
and never the correctness, of a Belief. ……Albert Schnitzer, MD

Old Beliefs die hard even when demonstrably false. ………..E. O. Wilson

Man’s most valuable trait is a judicious sense of what not to Believe. ……Euripides

Man is a credulous animal, and must believe something;
in the absence of good grounds for belief,
he will be satisfied with bad ones. ……Bertrand Russell

Scientific criticism has no nobler task than to shatter false Beliefs. …..Ludwig Von Mises

The Belief of a supernatural source of evil is not necessary;
Men alone, are quite capable of every wickedness. …..Joseph Conrad

I always divide people into two groups:
Those who live by what they know to be a lie, and
Those who live by what they Believe, falsely, to be the truth. ……Christopher Hampton

Christ’s grave was the birthplace of an indestructible Belief;
That death is vanquished and there is eternal life. ……John Seiden

One person with a Belief is equal to a force
Of ninety-nine who have only interests. ……John Stuart Mills

Believe in something, Believe in yourself. ……Tupak Shakur
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BEAUTY

Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart. …….Kahlil Gibran

That which is striking and beautiful is not always good,
but that which is good is always beautiful. …….Ninon de L'Enclos

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. …….Confucius

Beauty... is the shadow of God on the universe. …….Gabriela Mistral, Desolacíon

You don't love a woman because she is beautiful,
she is beautiful because you love her. …….Author Unknown

Everything has Beauty, but not everyone sees it. ……..Confucius

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. …….Margaret Wolfe Hungerford

That which is striking and beautiful is not always good, but that which is good, is always Beautiful. ……..Ninon de L'Enclos

Beauty always promises, but never gives anything. …….Simone Weil

Beauty is the promise of Happiness. ……..Stendhal

It's Beauty that captures your attention;
But it’s Personality which captures your heart. ……Author Unknown

A thing of beauty is a joy forever:Its loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness. …….John Keats

Beauty seen is never lost, God's colors all, are fast. ……John Greenleaf Whittier

Beauty is the radiance of truth, and the fragrance of goodness. ……Vincent McNabb

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REMEMBER

Remember me with smiles and laughter, for that is the way I will remember you, If you have to remember me with tears, then don’t remember me at all.
…..Mrs. Sanderson, “Little House on the Prairie”.

Remember, tomorrow is promised to no one. …..Walter Payton

Unless we Remember we cannot understand. ……. E. M. Forster

Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have;

it depends solely on what you think. …… Dale Carnegie

Remember when life's path is steep to keep your mind even. …… Horace

Remember if people talk behind your back, it only means you're two steps ahead! ……Fannie Flagg

APOLOGY

An apology is a good way to have the last word. …….Author Unknown

An apology is a lovely perfume;
it can transform the clumsiest moment into a gracious gift. ……..Margaret Lee Runbeck

Apology is only egotism wrong side out. ………Oliver Wendell Holmes

Never ruin an apology with an excuse ………Kimberly Johnson
An apology is the superglue of life.
It can repair just about anything. ………Lynn Johnston

Right actions in the future are
the best apologies for bad actions in the past. ……..Tryon Edwards

DEFEAT

Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated,
Can reach down to the bottom of his soul
And come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win the match. …….Mohammad Ali.

He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat. ……. Napoleon Bonaparte

The taste of defeat has a richness of experience all its own. ……..Bill Bradley

To expect defeat is nine-tenths of defeat itself. ……… Francis Marion Crawford

The first goal of man should be to defeat himself. ........Thomas Paine
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Defeat never comes to any man until he admits it. ........Josephus Daniels

Defeat should never be a source of discouragement,
But rather a fresh stimulus to succeed. .......Bishop Robert South.

If you learn from Defeat, you haven't really lost. ……Zig Ziglar

Victory is sweetest when you have known Defeat. ......Malcolm S. Forbes

I learned much more from defeat;
Than I ever learnt from victory. …….Ben Stein

Victory has a thousand fathers,
But Defeat is an orphan. ….John F Kennedy.

Defeat is not the worst of failures;
Not to have tried is true failure. .........George E. Woodberry Not Defeat is worse than death because you live with defeat. ….. Bill Musselman

There is no defeat except for those who give up. …..Joseph B. Wirthlin

There are some defeats that are more triumphant than victories. Michael de Montaigne

Defeat should never be a source of courage, but a fresh Stimulant. ….Robert South

Man is not made for Defeat. He may be destroyed, but never Defeated. ….Ernest Hemingway

What is Defeat?
-Nothing, but Education; -the first step to something better. .......Wendell Phillips

It is better to be defeated on principle, than to win on lies. …….Arthur Calwell

EXPERIENCE

Experience is the teacher of all things. ……..Julius Caesar

Experience teaches only the teachable. ……..Aldous Huxley

Good judgment comes from experience;
and often Experience comes from bad judgement . .....Rita Mae Brown
Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely. ……….Auguste Rodin

Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes. ………Oscar Wilde

We learn from experience that men never learn from experience. …….George Bernard Shaw

Experience shows that success is due less to ability than to zeal. ………..Charles Buxton

All life is an Experience. ……Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nothing is a waste of time if you use the Experience wisely. ……. Auguste Rodin

Experience makes more timid men than it does wise ones. …….Josh Billings

There is only one thing more painful than learning from experience;
And that is not learning from experience. …….. Laurence J. Peter

Experience teaches slowly; and at the cost of mistakes. ……..James A. Froude

Experience is the teacher of fools. ……Titus Livy

He who does not heed Experience, should not be trusted. …….John Boyle O’Reilly

Men are wise in proportion not to their Experience,
but to their capacity for experience. …….James Boswell

IMAGINATION

The man who has no Imagination has no wings. ……. Muhammad Ali

Imagination is the highest kite that one can fly. ……… Lauren Bacall

The human race is governed by its Imagination. ………. Napoleon Bonaparte

Our Imagination is the only limit to what we can hope to have in the future. …Charles Kettering

Imagination... its limits are only those of the mind itself. ……..Rod Serling

Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world. ………..Albert Einstein

Anyone who thinks the sky is the limit, has limited Imagination. ………Author Unknown

Everything you can Imagine is real. …….Pablo Picasso

Live out of your Imagination,
instead of out of your memory ………Les Brown

Anybody can do anything that he Imagines. ………Henry Ford

WISDOM

God, give me the serenity to accept the things that cannot be changed,
The courage to change the things which should be changed and
the Wisdom to distinguish the one from the other. ………Reinhold Niebuhr.

Patience is the companion of Wisdom. ……….Saint Augustine

The only true Wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. ……Socrates

Common sense in an uncommon degree,
is what the world calls Wisdom. ....Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep ,
too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself. ...... Khalil Gibran.

Wisdom comes alone through suffering. …..….Aeschylus

Knowledge speaks, but Wisdom listens. ……..Jimi Hendrix

Turn your wounds into Wisdom. ……… Oprah Winfrey

A single conversation with a Wise man is better than ten years of study. …….Chinese Proverb

Knowledge comes, but Wisdom lingers. ………..Alfred Lord Tennyson

Kindness is Wisdom. …….. Philip James Bailey

Wisdom is keeping a sense of fallibility of all our views and opinions. ……. Gerald Brenan

Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability. ………Titus Maccius Plautus

Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted Wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a Man of Understanding. Proverbs 17:28

It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the Wisest might err. ….Mohandas Ghandi

The function of Wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil. …..Cicero

It is a characteristic of Wisdom not to do desperate things. ….Henry David Thoreau

Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life. ……Immanuel Kant

He who breaks a thing to find out what it is, has left the path of Wisdom. …….J. R. R. Tolkien.

Wisdom is the supreme part of Happiness. …….Sophocles

The Wisdom of life consists in the elimination of Non-essentials. ….Lin Yu Tang

Wisdom is oft times nearer when we stoop, than when we soar. ….William Woodsworth

COURAGE

Often the test of courage is not to die but to live. ……. Vittorio Alfieri

Courage is simply the willingness to be afraid and act anyway. ……. Robert Anthony

It is a wise man who knows where courage ends and stupidity begins. …….Jerome Cady

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak,
Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. ......Winston S. Churchill

Real courage is knowing what faces you and knowing how to face it. …… Timothy Dalton

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them. …… Walt Disney

From caring comes Courage. ……. Lao Tzu

Courage is the greatest of all the virtues.
Because if you haven't courage,
you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others ………Samuel Johnson

The Courage to be, is the courage to accept oneself,
in spite of being unacceptable. …….Paul Tillich

Courage is the first of human qualities;
Because it is the quality which guarantees the others. …….Aristotle

Optimism is the foundation of Courage. …… Nicholas Butler

Courage is the price that Life exacts for granting Peace …….Amelia Earhart

Courage is never to let your actions be influenced by your fears. …….Arnold Koesttler

It isn't life that matters! It is the Courage you bring to it. ……Sir Hugh Walpole

Wait on the Lord; Be of good Courage,
And he shall strengthen thine heart. …..Psalm 27:14

Courage is the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair. …..Rollo May

Courage does not always roar like a lion;
Sometimes it is the quiet voice inside that is saying;
…….. “I will try again tomorrow.” …..Mary Ann Radmachar

The greatest test of Courage on earth,
is to bear defeat without losing heart. …..R. G. Ingersoll

One isn't necessarily born with Courage, but one is born with potential.
Without Courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency.
We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest. ……Maya Angelou

Courage is being scared to death; and saddling up anyway. …John Wayne

He who is not Courageous enough to take risks,
will accomplish nothing in life. …….Muhammed Ali

rue Courage is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher. …….. John Petit-Senn

A man of Courage is also full of faith. ……Cicero

It takes moral courage to grieve;
it requires religious courage to rejoice. ……Soren Kierkgaard

Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand,
the spines of others are often stiffened ……Billy Graham

I’ve learned that Courage was not the absence of fear,
but the triumph over it. …….Nelson Mandela

Courage is not the absence of despair;
it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair. ……Rollo May

Courage is almost a contradiction in terms.
It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die. …..G.K. Chesterton

Courage is the first of human qualities
because it is the quality which guarantees the others. ……..Aristotle

Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities;
- because it is the quality which guarantees all others. …….Joseph Chamberlain

Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior. ……. Karl Von Clausewitz

ADVERSITY

Adversity is like a strong wind.
It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn,
so that we see ourselves as we really are. ……. Arthur Golden

Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it
the seed on an equal or greater benefit. …… Napoleon Hill

He knows not his own strength that has not met adversity. …….Ben Johnson

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles,

Possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity. ……..Albert Schweitzer---------
Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it. …….Horace
You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday.
You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. ……. Epicurus

There is no better than adversity.
Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss,
contains its own seed, its own lesson,
on how to improve your performance the next time. ……. Malcolm X

In adversity, we acquire the strength we have overcome. ..…Ralph Waldo Emerson

There is no education like adversity. ……Benjamin Disraeli

Adversity has the same effect on a man
that severe training has on the pugilist:
It reduces him to his fighting weight. …….Josh Billings

Let me embrace thee, sour adversity,
for wise men say it is the wisest course. …….William Shakespeare
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He knows not his own strength that hath not met Adversity. ….Cesare Pavese

Fire is the test of gold; Adversity, of strong men. ….. Lord Byron

Prosperity tries the fortunate, adversity the great. ……..Lord Byron

Adversity is the trial of principle.
Without it, a man hardly knows whether he is honest or not. ……Henry Fielding

Little minds are tamed and subdued by Adversity,
But Great minds rise above them. ……Washington Irving

A gem cannot be polished without friction,
Nor a man perfected without Adversity. …….Chinese Proverb

Adversity brings Knowledge, and knowledge, Wisdom. ……..Welch Proverb

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents,
Which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant. ……….Horace

GRATTITUDE

Feeling Gratitude and not expressing it,
Is like wrapping a present and not giving it. …..William Arthur Ward

Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy. ………Jacques Maritain

Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid,
but which none have a right to expect. ………Jean Jacques Rousseau

Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors. ……….. Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity:
it must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all.
…..William Faulkner

As we express our Gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation Is not to utter words, but to live by them. ……John F. Kennedy

Who does not thank for little will not thank for much. ……Estonian Proverb

Train yourself never to put off the word or action for the expression of gratitude.
…Albert Schwietzer

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues;
but the parent of all the others. …..Marcus Tillius Cicero

Gratitude is the most exquisite form of Courtesy …….. Jacques Maritain

When eating bamboo sprouts, Be Grateful to the man who planted them.
~Chinese Proverb

FEAR

The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself,
nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror
which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. ……….Franklin D. Roosevelt

Fear cannot be without hope, nor hope without fear. ………Baruch Spinoza

The man who has ceased to fear has ceased to care. ……. F. H. Bradley

It is the perpetual dread of fear, the fear of fear,
that makes the face of a brave man, .......Georges Bernabos

Inaction breeds doubt and fear.
Action breeds confidence and courage.
If you want to conquer fear,
do not sit home and think about it.
Go out and get busy. …….. Dale Carnegie

He who fears to weep, should learn to be kind to those who weep. ……Abu Bakr

He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat. …… Napoleon Bonaparte

If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a great person you might have been. ……Robert Schuller

Keep your Fears to yourself, But share your courage with others. ……Robert Louis Stevenson


Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy. …….. Dale Carnegie

No one can frighten you if you refuse to be afraid. …….. Mohandas K. Gandhi

Fear always springs from ignorance. ……..Ralph Waldo Emerson

Of all base passions, Fear is the most accursed. …….. William Shakespeare

Nothing in life is to be Feared, it is only to be understood. …….. Marie Curie

Listen to what you know instead of what you Fear. ……..Richard Bach

The only way past Fear is to go through it. …….Author Unknown.

Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil. …….Aristotle

CHILDREN

Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself.
They came through you, but not from you, and
Though they are with you, yet they belong not to you. …….. Khalil Gibran

Children make your life important. …….. Erma Bombeck

Of all nature's gifts to the human race,
what is sweeter to a man than his children? ……. Marcus Tullius Cicero

Let us sacrifice our today so that
our children can have a better tomorrow. ……… Abdul Kalam

We cannot fashion our children after our desires,
we must have them and love them as God has given them to us.
……Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Let parents bequeath to their children not riches,
but the spirit of reverence. ……. Plato

If we call ourselves Children of God,
Then all others are also Children of God. ….. Sri Chinmoy

We are all Adam's children.
It's just the skin that makes all the difference. ..…Navjot Singh Sidhu

Children are remarkable for their intelligence and ardor,
for their curiosity, their intolerance of shams, the clarity
and ruthlessness of their vision. …….. Aldous Huxley

Grown men can learn from very little children,
for the hearts of little children are pure.
Therefore, the Great Spirit may show to them many things
which older people miss. …… Black Elk

The United Nations organization has proclaimed 1979 as the Year of the Child.
Are the children to receive the arms race from us as a necessary inheritance?
……Pope John Paul II
My favorite child is:
The baby until he grows up;
The one who is sick, until he gets better;
The one who is away, until he comes home;
The one who is worried, until he stops worrying;
And then all my children, for as long as I live. …..Arabic Proverb
(as related by the late Fudha Moses)
Children learn what they live;
If a child lives with criticism, he learns to condemn.If a child lives with hostility, he learns to fight.If a child lives with fear, he learns to be apprehensive.If a child lives with jealousy, he learns to feel guilty.
If a child lives with tolerance, he learns to be patient.If a child lives with encouragement, he learns to be confident.If a child lives with praise, he learns to be appreciative.If a child lives with acceptance, he learns to love.
If a child lives with approval, he learns to like himself.If a child lives with recognition, he learns it is good to have a goal.If a child lives with honesty, he learns what truth is.If a child lives with fairness, he learns justice.
If a child lives with security, he learns to have faith in himself and those about him.If a child lives with approval, he learns to like himself.If a child lives with acceptance and friendship, he learns to find love in the world."
……Dorothy L. Nolte
Of all the joys that lighten suffering earth,
What other joy is welcomed like a newborn child? ……..Dorothy L. Nolte

Children are educated by what the grown-up is;
and not by his talk. ….Carl Jung

Children are completely egoistic;
they feel their needs intensely and strive ruthlessly to satisfy them. ….Sigmund Freud

DOUBT

02/04/08
Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd. ………Voltaire

He who has conquered doubt and fear has conquered failure. …….James Lane Allen

Doubt grows with knowledge. …….. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool,
than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt. ………Abraham Lincoln

Ten thousand difficulties do not make one doubt. ………. John Henry Newman

Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother. …… Kahlil Gibran

A mind troubled by Doubt cannot focus on the course to victory. .......Arthur Golden

They who have conquered doubt and fear have conquered failure. ………James Allen

Doubt is an incentive to truth, and patient inquiry leadeth the way. ……… Hosea Ballou

Any truth is better than indefinite doubt. ……… Arthur Conan Doyle

Doubt is not the opposite of faith; it is an element of faith. ………Paul Tillich

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
....Franklin D Roosevelt

Doubt is the father of invention ………Galileo


Advice should always be consumed between two thick slices of doubt. ………Will Schmidt

Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom. ……….George Iles

If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts;
But if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties. …….Francis Bacon

A mind troubled by Doubt cannot focus on the course to victory. .......Arthur Golden

Beliefs are what divide people;
Doubt unites them. ......Peter Ustinov

People may doubt what you say,
but they will believe what you do. …….Author Unknown

To have doubted one's own first principles, is the mark of a civilized man
…. Oliver Wendell Holmes

ATTITUDE

Excellence is not a skill. It is an Attitude. ……..Ralph Marston

The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being
can alter his life by altering his Attitude. .......William James

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. …….Winston Churchill

A positive Attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes.

It is a catalyst and it sparks extraordinary results. ........Wade Boggs

The only disability in Life is a bad Attitude. ……Scott Hamilton

There are no menial jobs, only menial Attitudes. ……William J. Bennett
a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes. …….William James

A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances,
but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes. ………Hugh Downs

People are not disturbed by things, but by the attitude they take of them. ……Epictetus

Our Attitude toward life determines Life’s attitude towards us. ….John N. Mitchell

Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you;
As by the Attitude you bring to life. ……Khalil Gibran

Attitude: It is our best friend or our worst enemy. …… John C. Maxwell

Weakness of Attitude becomes weakness of character. …..Albert Einstein.

I discovered I always have choices:
Sometimes it may only be a choice of Attitude. ……Author Unknown

If you don’t like something, change it.
If you can’t change, then change your attitude. ……Maya Angelou

The Problem is not usually the problem;
The problem is your Attitude about the problem. ……Author Unknown

Your Attitude is more important that your Aptitude. …… Zig Ziglar

A strong positive mental Attitude will create more miracles,
than any Wonder Drug. ……Patricia Neal

The ideal Attitude is to remain physically loose and mentally tight. ……Arthur Ashe

The greatest part of happiness depends on our Attitude;
Not on our Circumstances. ….Martha Washington

Its not what you look at that matters,
Its what you see. ……Henry David Thoreau