Here is the secret of inspiration: Tell yourself that thousands and tens of thousands of people, not very intelligent and certainly no more intelligent than the rest of us, have mastered problems as difficult as those that now baffle you.

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Success is seldom achieved by people who contemplate the possibility of failure

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Deliver me from all evildoers that talk nothing but sickness and failure. Grant me the companionship of men who think success and men who work for it. Loan me associates who cheerfully face the problems of a day and try hard to overcome them. Relieve me of all cynics and critics. Give me good health and the strength to be of real service to the world, and I'll get all that's good for me, and will what's left to those who want it.

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One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure.

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Nothing happens to you that has not happened to someone else.

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Some people are making such thorough preparation for rainy days that they aren't enjoying today's sunshine.

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The tragedy is that so many have ambition and so few have ability

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Giving advice isn't as risky as people say. Few ever take it anyway.

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Everybody loves to find fault, it gives a feeling of superiority.

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Politeness is an inexpensive way to make friends.

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