One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.
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Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.
When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion.
Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.
The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.
Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.
Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude.
Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.
Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment.
If you want to conquer fear, don't sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.
Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.
Today is life-the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto.
People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.
It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.
Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.
We all have possibilities we don't know about. We can do things we don't even dream we can do.
Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed we possessed.
The person who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.
The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.
Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.
If you believe in what you are doing, then let nothing hold you up in your work. Much of the best work of the world has been done against seeming impossibilities. The thing is to get the work done.
The ideas I stand for are not mine. I borrowed them from Socrates. I swiped them from Chesterfield. I stole them from Jesus. And I put them in a book. If you don't like their rules, whose would you use?
The royal road to a man's heart is to talk to him about the things he treasures most.
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