Friendship flourishes at the fountain of forgiveness.

Failure is not fatal. Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. It should challenge us to new heights of accomplishments, not pull us to new depths of despair. From honest failure can come valuable experience.

Wise are those who learn that the bottom line doesn't always have to be their top priority.

A second-class is a first-class mistake.

To laugh is to risk appearing a fool. To weep is to risk appearing sentimental. To reach out to another is to risk involvement. To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self. To place your ideas and dreams before a crowd is to risk their loss. To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure. But risks must be taken, because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.

Fools act on imagination without knowledge. Pedants act on knowledge without imagination.

Real optimism sees the negatives but accentuates the positive.