We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right. " "True happiness is. . . to enjoy the present" "It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
Dreams come true when desire transforms into concrete actions.
A good conscience will be found a pleasant visitor at our bedside in a dying hour.
Greatness is a lot of small things done well, stacked up on each other.
The true wisdom is to be always seasonable, and to change with a good grace in changing circumstances.
Honest conviction is my courage; the Constitution is my guide.
I can teach anybody how to get, what they want out of life. The problem is that I can't find anybody who can tell me what they want. Once you are crystal clear about the intended end result that you seek to produce, all the ways that it can become a done deal start to reveal themselves to you. There are many who have accomplished exactly what you want to achieve and could show you the way. You are not ready to ask them because you are not clear and you have not determined which questions need answers.
All my growth and development led me to believe that if you really do the right thing, and if you play by the rules, and if you?ve got good enough, solid judgment and common sense, that you?re going to be able to do whatever you want to do with your life.
Life is a system of half-truths and lies, Opportunistic, convenient evasion.
A life of sacrifice is the pinnacle of art, and is full of true joy.
I think that taking life seriously means something such as this: that whatever man does on this planet has to be done in the lived truth of the terror of creation, of the grotesque, of the rumble of panic underneath everything. Otherwise it is false. Whatever is achieved must be achieved with the full exercise of passion, of vision, of pain, of fear, and of sorrow. How do we know, that our part of the meaning of the universe might not be a rhythm in sorrow?
He had an uncommon fondness for cats. As an old man summering in New Hampshire, Twain even rented kittens from a nearby farm to keep him company until he returned home. "If man could be crossed with the cat," said Twain, "it would improve the man, but it would deteriorate the cat. " There's always something about your success that displeases even your best friends.
Life is never easy. There is work to be done and obligations to be met - obligations to truth, to justice, and to liberty.
Nothing is so fickle and uncertain as popularity. It is here today and gone tomorrow. It is a sandy foundation, and sure to fail those who build upon it.
Life becomes religious whenever we make it so: when some new light is seen, when some deeper appreciation is felt, when some larger outlook is gained, when some nobler purpose is formed, when some task is well done.
If architects want to strengthen a decrepit arch, they increase the load that is laid upon it, for thereby the parts are joined more firmly together. So, if therapists wish to foster their patients' mental health, they should not be afraid to increase that load through a reorientation toward the meaning of one's life.
The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not.
The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.
However mean your life is, meet it and live it.
The harder I work, the luckier I become.