Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage.

Hurting a man in his dignity is a crime.

A smile is nature's best antidote for discouragement. It brings rest to the weary, sunshine to those who are frowning, and hope to those who are hopeless and defeated. A smile is so valuable that it can't be bought, begged, borrowed, or taken away against your will. You have to be willing to give a smile away before it can do anyone else any good. So if someone is too tired or grumpy to flash you a smile, let him have one of yours anyway. Nobody needs a smile as much as the person who has none to give.

You can't win an argument. You can't because if you lose it, you lose it; and if you win it, you lose it.

Don't be afraid of enemies who attack you. Be afraid of the friends who flatter you.

Why talk about what we want? That is childish. Absurd. Of course, you are interested in what you want. You are eternally interested in it. But no one else is. The rest of us are just like you: we are interested in what we want.

Create accomplishment from disappointments. Demoralization and disappointment are two of the surest going stones to achievement.