Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves.

If you do something for someone else, never remember. If someone does something for you, never forget.

The man who starts out going nowhere, generally gets there.

The value of a smile... It costs nothing, but creates much. It enriches those who receive, without impoverishing those who give. It happens in a flash and the memory of it sometimes lasts forever. None are so rich they can get along without it, and none so poor but are richer for its benefits. It creates happiness in the home, fosters good will in a business, and is the countersign of friends.

The expression a woman wears on her face is far more important than the clothes she wears on her back.

Face the thing that seems overwhelming and you will be surprised how your fear will melt away.

When the friendly jailer gave Socrates the poison cup to drink, the jailer said: "Try to bear lightly what needs must be." Socrates did. He faced death with a calmness and resignation that touched the hem of divinity.