Misses and Gains

“For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Procrastination

Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task. - William James

Taxation

America is a land of taxation that was founded to avoid taxation. - Laurence J. Peter

Solitude

We live in a very tense society. We are pulled apart... and we all need to learn how to pull ourselves together.... I think that at least part of the answer lies in solitude. - Helen Hayes

Your Life As A Bible

Your life may be the only Bible some people read. - Author Unknown

Don't Try to Be Different

Don't try to be different. Just be good. To be good is different enough. - Arthur Freed

Hope

Hope is some extraordinary spiritual grace that God gives us to control our fears, not to oust them. - Vincent McNabb

Optimism

Optimism is the foundation of courage. - Nicholas Murray Butler

Fate

Fate laughs at probabilities. - E.G. Bulwer-Lytton

Learning From Experience of Others?

"Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so." - Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See

Adopt The Pace of Nature

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Fear and Courage

Many of our fears are tissue-paper-thin, and a single courageous step would carry us clear through them. - Brendan Francis

The Possibilities...

“The possibilities are numerous once we decide to act and not react.” - George Bernard Shaw

Procrastination-Napoleon Hill

“Procrastination is the bad habit of putting of until the day after tomorrow what should have been done the day before yesterday.” - Napoleon Hill

The Key To Patience

“The keys to patience are acceptance and faith. Accept things as they are, and look realistically at the world around you. Have faith in yourself and in the direction you have chosen.” - Ralph Marston