To the barefoot man, happiness is a pair of shoes. To the man with old shoes, it's a pair of new shoes. To the man with new shoes, it's stylish shoes. And of course, the fellow with no feet would be happy to be barefoot. Measure your life by what you have not by what you don't.

Gratitude is not a payment for a kindness but another form of gift.

Take pride in how far you've come. Have faith in how far you can go. But don't forget to enjoy the journey.

Character is doing the right thing even when it costs more than you want to pay. When it comes to character, you dont have to be sick to get better. Its easier for a good person to get better than for a bad person to get good.

Pretty isn't beauty. Pretty is how you look; Beauty is who you are. Pretty is in the face and body; Beauty is in the heart, mind and soul. Pretty fades; Beauty grows.

We judge our own character by our best intentions and most noble acts, but we will be judged by our last worst act.

What will matter is not what you learned, but what you taught.