The safest principle through life, instead of reforming others, is to set about perfecting yourself 

— B. R. Haydon

Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them? 

— Abraham Lincoln

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us 

— Oliver Wendell Holmes

Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice. It is not something be waited for; but, rather something to be achieved 

— William Jennings Bryan

First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do 

— Epictetus

Formal education will make you a living, self education will make you a fortune 

— Jim Rohn

Incurable means curable from within  

— Dr John Demartini

You can get everything you want in life if you will just help enough others get what they want in life 

— Zig Ziglar

What can you do right now to begin to turn your life around? The very first thing is to start making a list of things to be grateful for 

—  Dr Joe Vitale

If you don't know where you are going, you'll end up someplace else 

— Yogi Berra

Success in life is a matter not so much of talent or opportunity as of concentration and perseverance 

— C. W. Wendte

The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing 

—  John Powell

It is a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often it 

— W. Somerset Maugham

Collect as precious pearls the words of the wise and virtuous 

— Abd-el-Kadar

There is only one success – to be able to spend your life in your own way 

— Christopher Morley

Let us strive to improve ourselves, for we cannot remain stationary; one either progresses or retrogrades 

— Mme. Du Deffand

Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out 

— Robert Collier

One way to get high blood pressure is to go mountain climbing over molehills 

— Earl Wilson

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as strong to think 

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

There are two very difficult things in the world. One is to make a name for oneself and the other is to keep it 

— Walter Schumann