Only God can shape a flower, but any foolish child can pull it to pieces.

If the ingredients for happiness are not within a person, no material success or entertainment or platinum credit cards can make that person smile.

The person who knows one thing and does it better than anyone else, even if it only be the art of raising lentils, receives the crown he merits. If he raises all his energy to that end, he is a benefactor of mankind and its rewarded as such.

The victory of success is half won when one gains the habit of setting goals and achieving them. Even the most tedious chore will become endurable as you parade through each day convinced that every task, no matter how menial or boring, brings you closer to achieving your dreams.

Laugh and your life will be lengthened for this is the great secret of long life.

Don't let your success of today lay you into complacency for tomorrow. For that is the worst form of failure.

All the gold in the world cannot buy a dying man one more breath--so what does that make today worth?