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.

As the valley gives height to the mountain, so can sorrow give meaning to pleasure; as the well is the source of the fountain, deep adversity can be a treasure.

Do more than be fair: be kind.

The optimist pleasantly ponders how high his kite will fly; the pessimist woefully wonders how soon his kite will fall.

Wise are they who have learned these truths: Trouble is temporary. Time is tonic. Tribulation is a test tube.

Real optimism sees the negatives but accentuates the positive.

Do more than dream. Work.