He who would pass his declining years with honor and comfort, should, when young, consider that he may one day become old, and remember when he is old, that he has once been young.
Author: Joseph Addison (1672-1719)
Profession: British Essayist, Poet, Statesman
Success is a journey not a destination. The doing is usually more important than the outcome. Not everyone can be Number 1.
Author: Arthur Ashe (1943-1993)
Profession: African-American Tennis Player
Man is made or unmade by himself. By the right choice he ascends. As a being of power, intelligence, and love, and the lord of his own thoughts, he holds the key to every situation.
Author: James Allen (1864-1912)
Profession: British-born American Essayist, Author of ''As a Man Thinketh''
The best compliment to a child or a friend is the feeling you give him that he has been set free to make his own inquiries, to come to conclusions that are right for him, whether or not they coincide with your own.
Author: Alistair Cooke (1908)
Profession: British Broadcaster, Journalist
Women wish to be loved not because they are pretty, or good, or well bred, or graceful, or intelligent, but because they are themselves.
Author: Henri Frederic Amiel (1821-1881)
Profession: Swiss Philosopher, Poet, Critic