"Nothing will sustain you more potently than the power to recognize in
your humdrum routine, as perhaps it may be thought, the true poetry of
life."
-- Sir William Osler (1849-1919) Canadian Physician

"Children need models rather than critics."
-- Joseph Joubert (1754-1824) French Philosopher

"The sages do not consider that making no mistakes is a blessing. They
believe, rather, that the great virtue of man lies in his ability to
correct his mistakes and continually make a new man of himself.
-- Wang Yang-Ming (1472-1529) Chinese Philosopher

"Alone time is when I distance myself from the voices of the world so
I can hear my own."
—Oprah Winfre

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gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without
trials."

-- Chinese proverb

"Who else, if not you?"

"None will improve your lot If you yourself do not."
-- Bertolt Brecht, 1933

"In every person who comes near you look for what is good and strong;
honour that; try to imitate it, and your faults will drop off like dead
leaves when their time comes."
-- John Ruskin (1819-1900) English Art Critic

"The abundant life does not come to those who have had a lot of
obstacles removed from their path by others. It develops from within
and is rooted in strong mental and moral fiber."

-- William Mather Lewis

The best portion of a good man's life is the little, nameless,
unremembered acts of kindness and love.

-- William Wordsworth (1770-1850) English poet

"Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently."

-- Henry Ford (1863-1947)

"It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected
of him."

-- John Steinbeck (1902-1968)

"Lord, to those who hunger give bread; to those who have bread give them the hunger for justice."
~Latin American Prayer

"Judgment comes from experience, and great judgement comes from bad
experience."
-- Robert Packwood

"Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame."
-- Alexander Pope (1688-1744)

"Every man stamps his value on himself... man is made great or small by
his own will."
-- J.C.F. von Schiller

"Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional
glance towards the summit keeps the goal in mind, but many beautiful
scenes are to be observed from each new vantage point."
-- Harold B. Melchart

This is very poignant to me...
"The important thing is this: to be able at any moment to sacrifice
what we are for what we could become."
-- Charles Du Bos

"The world of achievement has always belonged to the optimist."
-- J. Harold Wilkins

"Become the hero of your own story."
~ Obaa-san

"If you have not often felt the joy of doing a kind act, you have
neglected much, and most of all yourself."
-- A. Neilen