Nothing is a permanent except change.

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.

The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.

No one wouldtalk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Neveranswer a letter while you are angry.

Commitmentin the face of conflict produces character.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

When u were born, u were crying and everyone round u was smiling.. Live ur life so that when u die, u're the one who is smiling and everyone round u is crying..

Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.

Talk back to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.