The best and sweetest flowers in paradise, God gives to his people when they are on their knees in the closet.—Prayer, if not the very gate of heaven, is the key to let us into its holiness and joys.
—Thomas Brooks (English Puritan Preacher, Author)
He who leaves nothing to chance will do few things poorly, but he will do few things.
—E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax (British Politician)
Ideas attract money, time, talents, skills, energy and other complementary ideas that will bring them into reality.
—Mark Victor Hansen (American Public Speaker)
Good friendships are fragile things and require as much care as any other fragile and precious thing.
—Randolph Bourne (American Writer)
Very usually, altruism is only the sublimest form of selfishness.
—Sri Aurobindo (Indian Mystic, Philosopher, Poet)
Happiness is itself a kind of gratitude.
—Joseph Wood Krutch (American Writer)
As long as the day lasts, let’s give it all we got.
—David O. McKay (American Religious Leader)
The sad truth is that opportunity doesn’t knock twice. You can put things off until tomorrow but tomorrow may never come. Where will you be a few years down the line. Will it be everything you dreamed of. We seal our fate with the choices we take, but don’t give a second thought to the chances we take.
—Gloria Estefan (Cuban-American Singer, Actress)
Charity degrades those who receive it and hardens those who dispense it.
—George Sand (French Novelist, Dramatist)
First we form habits, then they form us. Conquer your bad habits, or they’ll eventually conquer you.
—Rob Gilbert (American Animator, Cartoonist)
The arrogance of the artist is a very profound thing, and it fortifies you.
—James A. Michener (American Novelist)
More can be learned from what works than from what fails.
—Rene Dubos (French-American Microbiologist)
Any success you have is despite your lack of giving, not because of it.
—Richard Carlson (American Actor)