quotes

“Poetry begins in delight and

“Poetry begins in delight and ends in wisdom.” Robert Frost

“Every man is a damned

“Every man is a damned fool for at least five minutes every day. Wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.” Elbert Hubbard

“The hardest things in life

“The hardest things in life are diamonds, steel, and knowing who you are.” Unknown

“The only real mistake is

“The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.” John Powell

“It does not matter how

“It does not matter how slowly you go, so long as you do not stop.” Confucius

“The ultimate measure of a

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” Martin Luther King, Jr.

“I cannot give you the

“I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure—which is, try to please everybody.” Herbert Swope

“Success is never final and

“Success is never final and failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts.” George Tilton

“No pessimist ever discovered the

“No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit.” Helen Keller

“How many joys are crushed

“How many joys are crushed under foot because people look up at the sky and disregard what is at their feet?” Catharina Elisabetha Goethe

“Eternity has nothing to do

“Eternity has nothing to do with the hereafter . . . . This is it. . . . If you don’t get it here, you won’t get it anywhere. The experience of eternity right here and now is the function of life. Heaven is not the place to have the experience; here’s the place to have the experience.” Joseph Campbell

“Have patience! In time, even

“Have patience! In time, even grass becomes milk.” Charan Singh, mystic (1916-1990)

“A year from now you

“A year from now you may wish you had started today.” Karen Lamb