Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.

If you have some idea you believe in, don't listen to the croaking chorus. Listen only to what your own inner voice tells you.

The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.

Three-fourths of the people you will ever meet are hungering and thirsting for sympathy. Give it to them, and they will love you.

There is a certain degree of satisfaction in having the courage to admit one's errors.

Obviously, circumstances alone do not make us happy or unhappy. It is the way we react to circumstances that determines our feelings. Jesus said that the kingdom of heaven is within you. That is where the kingdom of hell is, too.

Our mental attitude is the x factor that determines our fate.