The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another's keeping .

Pay less attention to what men say. Just watch what they do.

If we speak poorly about that which we do well... people will assume we perform poorly!

One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living.

One of the surest ways of making a friend and influencing the opinion of another is to give consideration to [his or her] opinion, let [him or her] sustain a feeling of importance.

If we are so contemptibly selfish that we can’t radiate a little happiness and pass on a bit of honest appreciation without trying to screw something out of the other person in return—if our souls are no bigger than sour crab apples, we shall meet with the failure we so richly deserve.

Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest steppingstones to success. No other element can do so much for a man if he is willing to study them and make capital out of them. Look backward. Can't you see where your failures have helped you?