(64 quotes found)
“Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children...to leave the world a better place...to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.”
“For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.”
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.”
“It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself”
“Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air…”
“Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage.”
“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in, forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day, you shall begin it well and serenely...”
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