sagacity

"Happiness is seldom found by those who seek it, and never by those who seek it for themselves."

"Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending."

 "Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved."

 "Don't look outside yourself for strength and confidence; it comes from within."

"Be curious, not judgmental"

"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude."

"If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?"

"Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself."

"Don't waste a lot of time running after things you can catch by just standing still."
 

“the man who has done his best has done everything”

“not the cry, but the flight of the wild duck, that leads the flock to fly and follow”

“no matter how thin you slice it there are always two sides”

“wealth lost, something lost; honor lost, much lost; courage lost, all lost”

“you cannot always have happiness, but you can always give happiness”

“a diamond is a chunk of coal made good under pressure”

“try not to use time or words carelessly as neither can be retrieved”

“we cannot hold a torch to anothers path without lighting our own”

“no person was ever honored for what he received; honor has been given for what he gave”

“two things one should never be angry at: what he can help and what he can’t”

“most times, a big problem is a small problem that was never handled”

“genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration”

“the fragrance of the violet sheds on the heel that crushed it”

“it’s one thing to talk of bulls; it is another to be in the bullring”

“imagine what you would attempt to do if you knew you couldn’t fail; then do it”