Benjamin Franklin
[fusion_text]Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain – and most fools do.[/fusion_text]
[fusion_text]Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain – and most fools do.[/fusion_text]
[fusion_text]Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen.[/fusion_text]
In my contact with people I find that, as a rule, it is only the little, narrow people who live for themselves, who never read good books, who do not travel, who never open up their souls in a way to permit them to come into contact with other souls — with the great outside
In meeting men, in many places, I have found that the happiest people are those who do the most for others; the most miserable are those who do the least.
Anyone can slay a dragon …but try waking up every morning and loving the world all over again. That’s what takes a real hero.
Remember to use positive affirmations. “I am not a dork” is not one of them.
The act of taking the first step is what separates the winners from the losers.
The potential of the average person is like a huge ocean unsailed, a new continent unexplored, a world of possibilities waiting to be released and channeled toward some great good.
Every minute you spend in planning saves 10 minutes in execution; this gives you a 1,000 percent Return on Energy!
Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, “What’s in it for me?”
Look for the good in every person and every situation. You’ll almost always find it.
I’ve found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances, Be more active, Show up more often.
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I think that if God forgives us we must forgive ourselves. Otherwise, it is almost like setting up ourselves as a higher tribunal than Him.
You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.
Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less.
We must learn by experience to avoid either trains of thought or social situations which FOR US (not necessarily for everyone) lead to temptations. Like motoring—don’t wait till the last moment before you put on the brakes but put them on, gently and quietly, while the danger is still a good way off.
A children’s story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children’s story in the slightest.
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan Press On! has solved and always
If the leader is filled with high ambition and if he pursues his aims with audacity and strength of will, he will reach them in spite of all obstacles.