The future depends on what we do in the present. - Mahatma Gandhi

When I quote others I do so in order to express my own ideas more clearly. - Michel de Montaigne
One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well. - Amos Bronson Alcott

To select well among old things, is almost equal to inventing new ones. - Nicholas Charles Trublet

Proverbs are mental gems gathered in the diamond districts of the mind. - William R. Alger

Proverbs are the cream of a nation's thought. - Unknown

Maxims are the condensed good sense of nations. - Sir J. Mackintosh

Always have a book at hand, in the parlor, on the table, for the family; a book of condensed thought and striking anecdote, of sound maxims and truthful apothegms. It will impress on your own mind a thousand valuable suggestions, and teach your children a thousand lessons of truth and duty. Such a book is a casket of jewels for your household. - Tryon Edwards

Nature and wisdom never are at strife.
Plutarch

The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening, the third memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others.
Solomon Ibn Gabriol

Years teach us more than books.
Berthold Auerbach

The middle course is the best.
Cleobulus

Arguing with a fool proves there are two.
Doris M. Smith

The more you say, the less people remember.
François Fénelon

Borrow money from a pessimist -- they don't expect it back.
Act the way you'd like to be and soon you'll be the way you act"
Dr. George Crane

The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life and elevating them to an art."
William Morris
Never, never, never give up"
Winston Churchill

"Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life."
Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Success in life consists of going from one mistake to the next without losing your enthusiasm."
Winston Churchill

"Fear is an illusion. If you use that energy for self confidence - you will be amazed at the results."
Unknown

"The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret of outward success."
Henry Ward Beecher

"There is no such thing as failure - there is only success or quitting. I'm not a quitter."
Unknown

"The tendency to follow the path of least resistance guarantees failure in life"
Brian Tracy

"Your incredible brain can take you from rags to riches, from loneliness to popularity, and from depression to happiness and joy - if you use it properly."
Brian Tracy

"Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work."
H. L. Hunt

"Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do, than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails."
Mark Twain

"What comes from the heart touches the heart."
Unknown

''Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.''
Unknown

''Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you too can become great.''
Mark Twain

''Say what you mean and act how you feel, because those who matter don't mind, and those who mind don't matter.''
Dr.Suess