No problem can stand the assault of sustained thinking 

— Voltaire

Great effort from great motives is the best definition of a happy life 

— William Ellery Channing

The speed of the leader determines the rate of the pack 

— Wayne Lukas

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

— Oliver Wendell Holmes

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

— Christopher Morley

He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed 

— Albert Einstein

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

— Mme. Du Deffand

Opportunity rarely knocks on your door. Knock rather on opportunity’s door if you ardently wish to enter 

— B C Forbes

There is no happiness except in the realisation that we have accomplished something 

— Henry Ford

For every failure, there’s an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour 

— Mary Kay Ash

Never regret. If it’s good‚ it’s wonderful. If it’s bad‚ it’s experience 

—  Victoria Holt

The value of an idea lies in the using of it  

— Thomas A. Edison

Men do less than they ought, unless they do all they can 

— Thomas Carlyle

There is only one person who could ever make you happy, and that person is you 

— David Burns

If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths‚ rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success  

— John D. Rockefeller

By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself 

— Menander

Most misfortunes are the result of misused time 

— Napoleon Hill

Whatever we think about and thank about we bring about 

—  John Demartini

You cannot plough a field by turning it over in your mind 

— Author Unknown

Collect as precious pearls the words of the wise and virtuous 

— Abd-el-Kadar