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Whatever we are waiting for peace of mind, contentment, grace, the inner awareness of simple abundance ? it will surely come to us, but only when we are ready to receive it with an open and grateful heart. 
It is by what we ourselves have done, and not by what others have done for us, that we shall be remembered in after ages. 
We do not live an equal life, but one of contrasts and patchwork; now a little joy, then a sorrow, now a sin, then a generous or brave action 
Art is the window to man's soul. Without it, he would never be able to see beyond his immediate world; nor could the world see the man within 
There is an old saying 'well begun is half done'--'tis a bad one. I would use instead--Not begun at all 'til half done. 
The Bible is a book that has been read more and examined less than any book that ever existed. 
Fly free and happy beyond birthdays and across forever, and we'll meet now and then when we wish, in the midst of the one celebration that never can end 
Always direct your thoughts to those truths that will give you confidence, hope, joy, love, thanksgiving, and turn away your mind from those that inspire you with fear, sadness, depression. 
When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. 
Character is, in the long run, the decisive factor in the life of individuals and of nations alike. 
All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible. 
Education is not the answer to the question. Education is the means to the answer to all questions 
A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one 
In the modern world of business, it is useless to be a creative, original thinker unless you can also sell what you create. 
Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you; be careful the friends you choose for you will become like them. 
Do you know the difference between education and experience? Education is when you read the fine print; experience is what you get when you don't. 
Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith. 
What pays under capitalism is satisfying the common man, the customer. The more people you satisfy, the better for you 
Look to your health; and if you have it, praise God and value it next to conscience; for health is the second blessing that we mortals are capable of, a blessing money can't buy. 
You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it, however 
If you have health, you probably will be happy, and if you have health and happiness, you have all the wealth you need, even if it is not all you want 
Laugh as much as possible, always laugh. It's the sweetest thing one can do for oneself & one's fellow human beings 
Every moment and every event of every man's life on earth plants something in his soul. 
Good management is the art of making problems so interesting and their solutions so constructive that everyone wants to get to work and deal with them. 
If you make customers unhappy in the physical world, they might each tell 6 friends. If you make customers unhappy on the Internet, they can each tell 6,000 friends 
A place in thy memory, dearest, Is all that I claim; To pause and look back when thou hearest The sound of my name 
An important lever for sustained action in tackling poverty and reducing hunger is money. 
Music is something that always lifts my spirits and makes me happy, and when I make music I always hope it will have the same effect on whoever listens to it. 
Don't knock the weather; nine-tenths of the people couldn't start a conversation if it didn't change once in a while. 
He who refuses to embrace a unique opportunity loses the prize as surely as if he had failed 
Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will be as one. 
A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open. 
Science is nothing but developed perception, interpreted intent, common sense rounded out and minutely articulated. 
Belief in oneself is one of the most important bricks in building any successful venture. 
Artistic talent is a gift from God and whoever discovers it in himself has a certain obligation: to know that he cannot waste this talent, but must develop it. 
Travel brings wisdom only to the wise. It renders the ignorant more ignorant than ever. 
Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. Your Vision is the promise of what you shall one day be. Your Ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil. 
War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children. 
If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free. If our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed. 
It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them. 
Three Rules of Work: Out of clutter find simplicity; From discord find harmony; In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. 
If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world. 
Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self. 
