Affliction comes to us all not to make us sad, but sober; not to make us sorry, but wise; not to make us despondent, but by its darkness to refresh us, as the night refreshes the day; not to impoverish, but to enrich us, as the plough enriches the field; to multiply our joy, as the seed, by planting, is multiplied a thousand-fold.
—Henry Ward Beecher (American Protestant Clergyman)
More important than talent, strength, or knowledge is the ability to laugh at yourself and enjoy the pursuit of your dreams.
—Amy Grant
Be great in act, as you have been in thought. Suit the action to the word and the word to the action.”
—William Shakespeare (British Playwright)
Love means to love that which is unlovable, or it is no virtue at all.
—G. K. Chesterton (English Journalist)
Affliction comes to us, not to make us sad but sober, not to make us sorry but wise.
—Henry Ward Beecher (American Protestant Clergyman)
The finest lives, in my opinion, are those who rank in the common model, and with the human race, but without miracle, without extravagance.
—Michel de Montaigne (French Philosopher)
The law of the harvest is to reap more than you sow. Sow an act, and you reap a habit; sow a habit, and you reap a character; sow a character, and you reap a destiny.
—George Boardman (American Baptist Minister)
Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are the dead.
—Aldous Huxley (English Humanist)
Don’t smother each other. No one can grow in the shade.
—Leo Buscaglia (American Motivational Speaker)
Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back into the same box.
—Italian Proverb
Be willing to make decisions. That’s the most important quality in a good leader.
—George S. Patton (American Military Leader)