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Today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness.
Sep 10, 2025
We get very little wisdom from success, you know.
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.
If you are aware of your weaknesses and are constantly learning, your potential is virtually limitless.
You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great
For all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, 'It might have been'.
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
I made a commitment to completely cut out drinking and anything that might hamper me from getting my mind and body together. And the floodgates of goodness have opened upon me - spiritually and financially.
Look the world straight in the eye.
Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations.
First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you.
In God's economy, nothing is wasted. Through failure, we learn a lesson in humility which is probably needed, painful though it is.
And so rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.
The mind is its own place, and in itself, can make heaven of Hell, and a hell of Heaven.
Do not let your fire go out ... Do not let the Hero in your soul perish ... Check your road and the nature of your battle. The world you desired can be won. It exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours.
Each generation has to stand up for democracy. It can't take anything for granted and may have to fight fundamental battles anew.
Determine that the thing can and shall be done and then... find the way.
People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.
The mentality and behavior of drug addicts and alcoholics is wholly irrational until you understand that they are completely powerless over their addiction and unless they have structured help they have no hope.
Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them -- every day begin the task anew.
Do not let the hero in your soul perish.
Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it.
Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark in the hopeless swamps of the not-quite, the not-yet, and the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration for the life you deserved and have never been able to reach. The world you desire can be won. It exists.. it is real.. it is possible.. it's yours.
No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined.
No man or woman is uniformly successful... we must all expect a rather high percentage of failure in the things we attempt.
When you can stop you don't want to, and when you want to stop, you can't.
Do not let your fire go out.
Life is very interesting... in the end, some of your greatest pains, become your greatest strengths.
Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism.
Do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration for the life you deserved and have never been able to reach.
No horse gets anywhere until he is harnessed. No stream or gas drives anything until it is confined. No Niagara is ever turned into light and power until it is tunneled. No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined.
Day by day, in every way, I am getting better and better
The world you desire can be won, it exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours.
Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.
Master books, but do not let them master you.
Face your deficiencies and acknowledge them; but do not let them master you. Let them teach you patience, sweetness, insight.
Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.
Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.
Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.
Be The Peace You Wish To See In The World!
Often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.
Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.
In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.
You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.