Choose action, not rest. Choose the good in life in all things, and choose the opportunity as well as the chance to work when springtime smiles on your face.

Don't live in the past and don't carry the past around like a burden.

It can be dangerous to weaken the strong in our attempts to strengthen the weak.

Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you.

Get around people who have something of value to share with you. Their impact will continue to have a significant effect on your life long after they have departed.

Words do two major things: They provide food for the mind and create light for understanding and awareness.

It's easy to carry the past as a burden instead of a school. It's easy to let it overwhelm you instead of educate you.