Before you speak, listen. Before you write, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you invest, investigate. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try. Before you retire, save. Before you die, give.

Encourage me, and I will not forget you.

Three enemies of personal peace: regret over yesterday’s mistakes, anxiety over tomorrow’s problems, and ingratitude for today’s blessings.

Today is a most unusual day, because we have never lived it before; we will never live it again; it is the only day we have.

Christmas can be the end of emptiness and waywardness; The beginning of happiness and purposefulness.

A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.

Opportunity is often difficult to recognize; we usually expect it to beckon us with beepers and billboards.