Plautus
Consider the little mouse how sagacious an animal it is which never entrusts his life to one whole only
No man is wise enough by himself.
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Constant dripping hollows out a stone.
If you can imagine it, you can achieve it , if you can dream it, you can become it.
Not many people are willing to give failure a second opportunity. They fail once and it is all over. The bitter pill of failure is often more than most people can handle. If you are willing to accept failure and learn from it, if you are willing to consider failure as a blessing in disguise and bounce back, you have got the essential of harnessing one of the most powerful success forces.
We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates, all opportunities.
It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship.
Love is the expansion of two natures in such fashion that each include the other, each is enriched by the other.
I have learned that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.
Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe, and enthusiastically act upon must inevitably come to pass!
Nothing is worth more than this day.
Don't look back - forward, infinite energy, infinite enthusiasm, infinite daring, and infinite patience - then alone can great deeds be accomplished.
Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.
The maxim "Nothing but perfection" may be spelled "Paralysis".
As a principle-centered person you try to stand apart from the emotion of the situation and from other factors that would act on you, and evaluate the options. Looking at the balanced whole -- the work needs, the family needs, the other needs that may be involved, and the possible implications of the various alternatives -- you'll try to come up with the best solution taking all factors into consideration.
Nobody has ever escaped from Stalag 17. Not alive, anyway.
Believe that the loose ball that you are chasing has your name on it.
You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.
If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true were really true, there would be little hope of advance.
Every man has in himself a continent of undiscovered character. Happy is he who acts as the Columbus to his own soul.
Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.
When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain.
It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.
Every time we open our mouths, men look into our minds.
When you arrive at your future, will you blame your past ?
If you didn't know me, would you think I was a stranger ?
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.
The harder you fall the higher you bounce.
Gobble gobble, gobble gobble. We accept her. One of us, one of us.
Indecision is the seedling of fear.
Pep without purpose is piffle.
Great minds have purpose, while others just have wishes.
Listen with regard when others talk. Give your time and energy to others, let others have their own way, do things for reasons other than furthering your own needs.
If you want to get the best out of a man, you must look for the best that is in him.
Love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking outward together in the same direction.
People don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care.
A man builds a fine house ; and now he has a master, and a task for life ; he is to furnish, watch, show it, and keep it in repair, the rest of his days.
The crocodile is only strong in the water.
I'm melting ! Melting ! Oh, what a world ! What a world !
Fear nothing, for every renewed effort raises all former failures into lessons, all sins into experience.
To understand your parents love you must raise children yourself.
Don't follow your dreams, chase them.
Ultimately we know deeply that the other side of every fear is a freedom.
To gain more abundance a person needs more skills and needs to be more creative and cooperative.
One million dollars !
One drink's too many, and a hundred's not enough.
While we pursue happiness, we flee from contentment.
Ever has it been that love knows not it's own depth until the hour of separation.
Always do right, this will gratify some and astonish the rest.
Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die !
Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son.
Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism -- how passionately I hate them !
Love those who love you.
Where there is no vision, the people perish.
If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.
Keep in mind that you are always saying "no" to something. If it isn't to the apparent, urgent things in your life, it is probably to the most fundamental, highly important things. Even when the urgent is good, the good can keep you from your best, keep you from your unique contribution, if you let it.
The most elusive and desired quality of leadership is vision. Vision is the perfume of the mind.
There is no education like adversity.
Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm. As you grow older you will discover that you have two hands. One for helping yourself, the other for helping others.
Romance is the fuel that keeps love burning hot.
Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners.
Come live in my heart and pay no rent.
We are the only beings on the planet who lead such rich internal lives that it's not the events that matter most to us, but rather, it's how we interpret those events that will determine how we think about ourselves and how we will act in the future.
Life without love is like a tree. Without blossom and fruit.
The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.
Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.
In Heaven the economy is run by the Germans, the French do the cooking, and the police are English. In Hell the economy is run by the French, the English do the cooking, and the police are German.
He who conquers himself has won a greater victory than he who conquers a city.
In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet.
All condemnation of others really condemns ourselves. Adjust the microcosm which is in your power to do and the macrocosm will adjust itself for you.
Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.
Every day in every way I am getting better and better.
If you're not sure where you're going, you'll probably end up somewhere else.
Follow your dreams.
Life is the movie you see through your own eyes. It makes little difference what's happening out there. It's how you take it that counts.
To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven.
Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.
Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.
Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know.
Success is going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.
We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.
Honesty pays, but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit some people.
A real decision is measured by the fact that you've taken a new action. If there's no action, you have n't truly decided.
The thought manifests as the word. The word manifests as the deed. The deed develops into habit. And the habit hardens into character. So watch the thought and its ways with care
Setting an example is not the main means of influencing others, it is the only means.
What we see depends mainly on what we look for.
One can be a soldier without dying, and a lover without sighing.
You will never find time for anything. You must make it.
Nothing is more validating and affirming than feeling understood. And the moment a person begins feeling understood, that person becomes far more open to influence and change.
Every hand does its part to hold up the world. Every healthy individual guides his life by a selected motive which takes precedence over all the others. He is the man who maintains his integrity in the midst of change, his individuality in the face of external pressures to conform.
Find something you love to do and you'll never have to work a day in your life.
I want the fairy tale.
The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time.
All paths lead nowhere, so it is important to choose a path that has heart.
I just love when people say I cant do something because all my life people said I wasn't going to make it.
Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.
Whatever the mind of man creates, should be controlled by man's character.
The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.
After all, tomorrow is another day !
You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.