Benjamin Disraeli

Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action.

Albert Einstein

Try not to become a man of success but a man of value.

W.T. Purkiser

Not what we say about our blessing, but how we use them is the true measure of our thanksgiving.

Francis Bacon

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

Epictetus

He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.

Plato

There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.

Thomas Jefferson

In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.

Winston Churchill

Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.

Orison Swett Marden

Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them.

Jim Rohn

Happiness is not an accident, nor is it something you wish for.  Happiness is something you design.

William Arthur Ward

Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work

Nelson Mandela

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate but is that we are powerful beyond measure.

Frank Tyger

Be a good listener. Your ears will never get you in trouble as might your tongue.

Henry Ford

There isn't a person anywhere who isn't capable of doing more than he thinks he can.

Audrey Hepburn

As you grow older you will discover that you have two hands. One for helping yourself, the other for helping others.

Richard L. Evans

Children will not remember you for the material things you provided but for the feeling that you cherished them.

Herm Albright

A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.

Adam Lawrence

Always treat a famous person as if they're not, and a person who's not as if they were.

Walt Emerson

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

RJS

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend. This are from you and will come back on you.