“It would be glorious to see mankind at leisure for once. It is nothing but work, work, work.”
— Henry David Thoreau
“Anxiety breaks a man’s backbone.”
— Hebrew proverb
“Don’t hurry, don’t worry. You’re only here for a short visit. So be sure to stop and smell the flowers.”
— Walter Hagen
“The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.”
— Oliver Wendell Holmes
“We can learn to be the catalysts for our own change.”
— Sarah Ban Breathnach
“Inspiration does exist, but it must find you working.”
-– Pablo Picasso
“I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse.”
— Florence Nightingale
“All the world is full of suffering.It is also full of overcoming.”
— Helen Keller
“When you are offended at any man’s fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.”
— Epictetus
“It isn’t the mountain ahead that wears you out; it’s the grain of sand in your shoe.”
— Robert W. Service
“Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.”
— George Washington Carver
“Where there is no accusation of “fault,” there can be no anger.”
— Jonathan Lockwood Huie
“Fall seven times, stand up eight.”
— Japanese Proverb
“Sometimes “bad” things just happen. Try to avoid lashing out at whoever is handiest – your spouse, your family, your friend, the government, God.
Direct your attention to finding a way forward,rather than on assigning blame.”
— Jonathan Lockwood Huie