If you want to gather honey, don't kick over the beehive.

Life is bigger than processes and overflows and dwarfs them.

Anyone can do his work, however hard, for one day. Anyone can live sweetly, patiently, lovingly, purely, till the sun goes down. And this is all that life really means.

Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have.

Today is life-the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto.

An old man was asked what had robbed him of joy in his life. His reply was, "Things that never happened."

If you got it, ask yourself why and try to repeat the action. If you failed, ask yourself why and try to learn from the experience.