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“The only way to have a friend is to be one.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Communists have always played an active role in the fight by colonial countries for their freedom, because the short-term objects of Communism would always correspond with the long-term objects of freedom movements.”
— Nelson Mandela
“Always look on the bright side of things. If you can't comprehend this, polish that which has become dull until it begins to shine.”
— Zen Proverb
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but rising every time we fall.”
— Nelson Mandela
“Death is one moment, and life is so many of them.”
— Tennessee Williams
“Be willing to be a beginner every single morning.”
— Meister Eckhart
“If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time. ”
— Zig Ziglar
“Some people think that doctors and nurses can put scrambled eggs back in the shell.”
— Cass Canfield
“When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator.”
— Mahatma Gandhi
“If you build the guts to do something, anything, then you better save enough to face the consequences.”
— Criss Jami
“The seasons do not push one another; neither do clouds race the wind across the sky. All things happen in their own good time.”
— Dan Millman
“Campaign behavior for wives: Always be on time. Do as little talking as humanly possible. Lean back in the parade car so everybody can see the president.”
— Eleanor Roosevelt
“Wheels of justice grind slow but grind fine.”
— Sun Tzu
“Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”
— George Bernard Shaw
“Mankind is made great or little by its own will.”
— Friedrich Schiller
“A man's got to take a lot of punishment to write a really funny book.”
— Ernest Hemingway
“We have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day.”
— Charles Swindoll
“Only do what your heart tells you.”
— Princess Diana
“The way to see by faith, is to shut the eye of reason.”
— Benjamin Franklin
“If you see yourself as prosperous, you will be.”
— Robert Collier
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
— Eleanor Roosevelt
“Chance gives rise to thoughts, and chance removes them no art can keep or acquire them.”
— Blaise Pascal
“The best weapon against an enemy is another enemy.”
— Friedrich Nietzsche
“The truth is simple. If it was complicated, everyone would understand it.”
— Walt Whitman

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