It's easy enough to be pleasant when everything goes like a song; but the man who is worthwhile is the man who can smile when everything goes dead wrong.

There's an old saying, "Erasers are for people who make errors." A better expression is, "Erasers are for people who are willing to correct their mistakes!"

The fellow who will never admit he was wrong really is saying he is no smarter now than he used to be.

The main difference between the wise man and a fool is that a fool's mistakes never teach him anything.

Some men--battle to the top; Others--bottle to the bottom.

The trouble with letting off steam is-- it only gets you into more hot water.

Many people, when they run into a telephone pole, blame the pole!

Our strength is shown in the things we stand for; our weakness is shown in the things we fall for.

Reputation is valuable; but character is priceless.

What lies behind us or before us -- are tiny matters compared with what lies in us

Going to church in the morning is nullified if you plan to go to the devil in the evening.

You are never fully dressed until you wear a smile.

Isn't it wonderful the way youngsters always brighten up the home? They never turn out the light!

Don't think you are necessarily on the right road because it is a well-beaten path.

Give some people an inch and they think they are rulers.

The fellow who sings his own praise often gets it in a key that's too high.

Others may doubt what you say, but they will believe what you do.

It's not enough just to be good--be good for something!

Oftentimes the man who most desperately needs help is unwilling to admit he has a need.

Abundance like want, ruins many.--Romanian Proverb

Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.--Romanian Proverb

If you cannot get what you like, why not try to like what you get?

Contentment makes poor men rich; Discontentment makes rich men poor.

Advice is least heeded when most needed. --English Proverb

After dark all cats are leopards.--Native American Proverb

All sunshine makes desert.--Arab Proverb

Remember, when you point your finger accusingly at someone else, you have three fingers pointing at yourself.

If you tell a man there are 300 billion stars in the universe, he'll believe you. But if you tell him a park bench has just been painted, he has to touch it to be sure.

If life gives you a lemon--just make it into lemonade!

If you find a path with no obstacles--it is probably a path that doesn't lead anywhere.

An army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a sheep.--Arab Proverb

Ask a lot, but take what is offered.--Russian Proverb

Don't be discouraged--it may be the last key in the bunch that opens the door.

Ask about the neighbors, then buy the house.--Jewish Proverb

Always try to drive so that your license will expire before you do.

Ask the experienced rather than the learned.--Arabic Proverb

If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.

The beginning is the half of every action.--Greek Proverb

A hundred mistakes are an education if you learn something from each one.

Behind an able man there are always other able men.--Chinese Proverb

Don't worry about growing slowly, worry only about standing still.

Don't be a cloud because you failed to become a star.

Be on your guard against a silent dog and still water.--Latin Proverb

Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.--Chinese Proverb

Most people are willing to pay more to be amused than to be educated.

By asking for the impossible, obtain the best possible.--Italian Proverb

Children are a poor man's wealth.--Danish Proverb

Oftentimes we don't appreciate life until it's time for it to end.

A closed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.--Chinese Proverb

Complain to one who can help you.--Yugoslav Proverb

The man who knows how will find a job. The man who knows why will be his boss.

The best thing to do behind a person's back--is to pat it!

The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread.--Portuguese Proverb

A man may make many mistakes, but is not a failure until he starts blaming someone else for them.

Don't be in a hurry to tie what you cannot untie.--English Proverb

Don't stand in a place of danger trusting in miracles.--Arab Proverb

Don't throw the arrow which will return against you.--Kurdish Proverb

Failures are divided into two categories:-- those who thought and never did, and -- those who did and never thought.

Men who try something and fail are infinitely better than those who try nothing and succeed.

Stand for something--or you'll fall for anything.

Don't fall before you're pushed.--English Proverb

The trouble with stretching the truth is that it is liable to snap back.

Don't run too far, you will have to return the same distance.--Biblical Proverb

When looking for faults, use a mirror, not a telescope!

Don't speak unless you can improve on the silence.--Spanish Proverb

Don't think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm.--Malayan Proverb

Winners are ordinary people with extraordinary determination.

It doesn't matter what you can do, what matters is what you will do.

Forgiveness is not condoning the wrong.

Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.--Swedish Proverb

A winner is always part of the answer, A loser is always part of a problem.

A true friend is one who thinks you're a good egg even though you're half-cracked.

Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent.--Miscellaneous Proverb

Examine what is said, not him who speaks.--Arab Proverb

If you gossip and throw dirt, just remember, you're losing ground.

He who is thankful for little enjoys much.

You have to be before you can do, and you have to do before you can have.

If you can't find the time to do it right the first time, when are you going to find time to do it over?

People who achieve true success rarely worry about being successful.

A sign of greatness is to be able to laugh at yourself with others -- and enjoy it as much as they do.

Great minds..discuss ideas. Average minds... discuss events. Small minds... discuss people.

Fish or cut bait.--American Proverb

The man who is too big for a small job, is too small for a big job.

The greatest understanding you can have, if you want to be enlightened, is that no one will ever understand you.

Getting what they deserve doesn't satisfy many people.

A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control.--Miscellaneous Proverb

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.--Miscellaneous Proverb

Forget injuries, never forget kindness.--Chinese Proverb

Out of every failure and disappointment is the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit.

Bad habits are like comfortable bed... easy to get into, but hard to get out of.

Handicaps are given to ordinary people to help them to become extraordinary.

Goodness shouts. Evil whispers.--Balinese Proverb

It is not doing the thing we like that makes life happy; it is learning to like the thing we have to do.

It is not what you know that gets you into trouble. It's what you think you know that isn't so!.

The mind is like a parachute, it works best when it is open.

One reason it's so hard to say money is that our neighbors are always buying something we can't afford.

The hammer shatters glass but forges steel.--Russian Proverb

The goal of a Winner should be excellence--not perfection.

If you are not making 50 mistakes a day, you're not trying hard enough!

Some people cause happiness wherever they go; other cause happiness whenever they go.

He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.--Chinese Proverb

Winning is the result of good judgment. Good judgment is the result of experience.

Some folks sit and think, others just sit.

Many who expect to be saved in the eleventh hour, die at ten-thirty.

He who hurries cannot walk with dignity.--Chinese Proverb

He who knows little quickly tells it.--Italian Proverb

The easiest person to deceive is yourself.

The best way to predict your future is to create it.

Most people do very efficiently what needs not be done at all.

To rise to the top you must first get to the bottom of things.

He who knows nothing doubts nothing.--Italian Proverb

Often, short-term gain produces long-term pain.

He who puts up with insult invites injury.--Jewish Proverb

If you don't enjoy what you have now, how can you be happier with more?

Winning is accomplished in the preparation phase, not the execution phase.

How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterwards.--Spanish Proverb

If there is no sorrow for sin, there will be no joy in salvation.

A winner says, "It may be difficult, but it's possible." A loser says, "It may be possible, but it's too difficult."

Remember--even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there!

If a man is destined to drown, he'll drown even in a spoonful of water.--Yiddish Proverb

If you are unkind, you are the wrong kind!

Trying is lying. To do is to be true.

Any man who knows all the answers most likely misunderstood the questions.

If there is no wind, row.--Latin Proverb

The less a man knows the easier it is to convince him he knows it all.

A winner believes we make our own "Luck" by what we do or fail to do. A loser believes in "good luck" and "bad luck"

You can't leave your footprints on the sands of time while sitting down.

If you are patient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hinder days of sorrow.--Chinese Proverb

If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one.--Russian Proverb

Sitting still and wishing makes no person great; The good Lord sends the fishing but you must dig the bait!

You only get what you give yourself--so give yourself the best.

If you reveal your secrets to the wind you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees.--Khalil Gibran

If you scatter torns, don't go barefoot.

Nothing is more exhausting than searching for easy ways to make a living.

What you get by reaching your destination is not as important as what you become by reaching your destination.

Many people are like a wheelbarrow--they go no further than they are pushed.

If you want to be respected, you must respect yourself.--Spanish Proverb

If you want your dreams to come true, don't sleep.--Yiddish Proverb

We should learn something every day. Sometimes it is the discovery that what we learned yesterday was wrong.

Most people fail in life because they major in minor things.

Losers focus on making a living. Winners focus on making a life.

In times of prosperity friends will be plenty, in times of adversity not one in twenty.--English Proverb

Some people suffer in silence--much louder than others.

If you don't have clear goals in life, you are destined to work for someone who does.

It is easier to cope with out-and-out enemies than with deceptive friends.

In the morning be first up, and in the evening last to go to bed, for they that sleep catch no fish.--English Proverb

Blessed is the man who has learned to admire without envy, to follow without mimicking, to praise without flattery, and to lead without manipulation.

It is not enough to see the possibility, you must become the possibility.

If all else fails, try following directions.

If you want to get a pail of milk, don't sit yourself on a stool in the middle of a field hoping that a cow will come over to you.

Get very good at what you love to do, because you can never get good enough at something you are not suited for.

A winner sees an answer in every problem. A loser just sees the problem.

We can do little to lengthen our lives, but we can do much to deepen them and broaden them.

It is easier to pull down than to build up.--Latin Proverb

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.--Chinese Proverb

Be sure to work 8 hours--and sleep 8 hours-- but not the same 8 hours!

Nothing in life "cost too much." The truth is you can either afford it, or you can't.

A lie is a coward's way of getting out of trouble.

Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.--Chinese Proverb

Vacant lots and vacant minds usually become dumping grounds for a lot of rubbish.

Whatever you're ready for is ready for you.

The greatest faults is to imagine you have none.

Live with wolves and you will learn to howl.--Spanish Proverb

Men and pins are useless when they lose their heads.

A simple truth: It's impossible to be depressed when you take action.

One of the things we can do to help the poor is not to become one of them!

Make happy those who are near and those who are far will come.--Chinese Proverb

The man who does not learn is dark., like walking in the night.

Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make them all yourself.
Many men know how to flatter, few men know how to praise.--Greek Proverb

A mistake, if understood, is but a step toward wisdom.

Stop sweating the small stuff because, 100 years from now, no one will care!

The hardest kind of money to get is--enough!

A winner says, "Let's find out." A loser says, "Nobody knows."

Never give advice in a crowd.--Arab Proverb

It is unfortunate to have more dollars than sense.

Life is a persistent teacher. It will keep repeating lessons until we learn.

Never give advice unless asked.--German Proverb

It isn't what you have in your pocket that makes you thankful, but what you have in your heart.

Winning requires shifting your emphasis from won't power to will power

It's tough to be poor... but not as bas as being in debt.

Never trust the an who tells you all his troubles but keeps from you all his joys.--Jewish Proverb

If you will live as though every day were your last day on Earth--someday you'll be right!

The real measure of a man's worth is -- how much would he be worth if he lost all his money?

If you want to know what your true beliefs are--take a look at your actions

A fool and his money are soon invited places.

Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.--American Proverb

Nothing is all wrong. Even a clock that has stopped running is right twice a day.

Getting rid of bad habits is like peeling an onion, it must be done one layer at a time.

A man who says he is doing as much at 60 as he did at 20, wasn't doing much at 20.

Positive lessons are not always taught in positive ways.

Nothing is more frequently "opened by mistake" than the mouth.

One does evil enough when one does nothing good.--German Proverb

A winner makes commitments. A loser makes promises.

One should be just as careful in choosing one's pleasures as in avoiding calamities.--Chinese Proverb

Great opportunities come to those who make the most of the small ones.

The reverse side also has a reverse side.--Japanese Proverb

Losers mistake activity for accomplishment. Winners know that accomplishment is the result of activity.

You never get a second chance to make a good first impression.

Set a thief to catch a thief.--French Proverb

The Lord has given us two ends, they have a common link; For the bottom end we sit, and with the other we think. Success in life depends upon which end you choose to use. You'll soon discover this my friend, Heads you win and tails you lose!

Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow.--Swedish Proverb

Since the house is on fire, let's warm ourselves.--Italian Proverb

They can't call you an old dog as long as you are learning new tricks.

A winner says, "I will!" and succeeds. A loser says, "I'll try," and fails.

The best thing about growing old is that it takes such as long time.

A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.--Chinese Proverb

Tell me and I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I'll understand.--Native American Proverb

Tell me who's your friend and I'll tell you who you are.

Wishing is a goal without energy behind it.

Tell me who's your friend and I'll tell you who you are.--Russian Proverb

An optimist defines a window as something to let the light shine through. A pessimist defines a window as something that gets dirty and needs washing.

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.--Italian Proverb

Though a tree grow ever so high, the falling leaves return to the ground.--Malayan Proverb

A winner is not afraid to lose. A loser is secretly afraid of winning.

The best inheritance a parent can give his children is -- a few minutes of his time each day.

To know the road ahead, ask those coming back.--Chinese Proverb

Use power to curb power.--Chinese Proverb

Use soft words and hard arguments.--English Proverb

Accept nothing without examination. Reject nothing without consideration.

Don't' let your parents down--remember, they brought you up.

Use your enemy's hand to catch a snake.--English Proverb

Be a patient pedestrian--otherwise you'll be a pedestrian patient!

If you deep doing what you have been doing, you will keep getting what you have been getting.

People don't plan to fail, they just fail to plan.

Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.--Japanese Proverb

We know the worth of thing when we lost it.--French Proverb

When an elephant is in trouble even a frog will kick him.--Hindu Proverb

We never know the worth of water until the well is dry.--French Proverb

A pint of example is worth a gallon of advice.

Winners do not do extraordinary things. They do ordinary things extraordinarily well.

When spiders unite they can tie down a lion.--Ethiopian Proverb

I will study and get ready, and maybe my chance will come.--Abraham Lincoln

It's impossible to win unless you begin.

When you go to buy, use your eyes, not your ears.--Czech Proverb

Whoever gossips to you will gossip about your.--Spanish Proverb

The best way to forget about your own problem is to help someone else solve his.

The trouble with being punctual is that nine out of ten times there is nobody there to appreciate it.

The wise man has long ears and a short tongue.--German Proverb

The person who uses the loudest voice is the one who has the weakest argument.

Let's learn the lesson that we "can disagree without being disagreeable."

You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep.--Navajo Proverb

If revenge is sweet, why does it leave such a bitter taste.

The only thing worse than a quitter is the man who is afraid to begin.

Be sure you're wrong before you quit.

Men with clenched fists cannot shake hands.

If you are not leaning, no one will let you down.

When you try to make an impression--that is precisely the impression you make.

People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to.--George Allen

The road of life can only reveal itself as it is traveled; each turn in the road reveals a surprise. Man's future is hidden.--Anonymous

If you want to feel rich, just count all of the things you have that money can't buy.--Anonymous

Knowledge becomes wisdom only after it has been put to practical use.--Anonymous

Time invested in improving ourselves cuts down on time wasted in disapproving others.--Anonymous

Time spent in getting even would be better spent in getting ahead.--Anonymous

Well done is better than well said.--Anonymous

If you let other people do it for you, they will do it to you.

While seeking happiness for others we unconsciously find it for ourselves.

I count him braver who conquers his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is the victory over self.--Aristotle

99% responsibility doesn't work.

To handle yourself...use your head. To handle others... use your heart.

The harder I work the luckier I get!

What is now proved was once only imagined.--William Blake

In man, the things which are not measurable are more important than those which are measurable.--Alexis Carrel

Don't worry about what people think about you--the chances are they seldom think about you at all.

There are three kinds of people; Those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who don't know what the hell is happening!

The way of least resistance usually goes downhill.

When you get the things the way you wanted, leave it alone.

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.--Confucius

A man who does not plan long ahead will find trouble right at his door.--Confucius

It's easier to say what we believe than be what we believe.

Beware of a half-truth--you may have gotten the wrong half.

You can love someone and not like the way they act.

To win without risk is to triumph without glory.--Pierre Corneille

Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.--Benjamin Disraeli

A man who loses his money, gains, at the least, experience, and sometimes, something better.--Benjamin Disraeli

Fortune smiles upon the person who can laugh at himself.

Look for opportunity, not guarantees.

It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the more important.--Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

If you could kick in the pants the fellow responsible for most of your troubles, you wouldn't be able to sit down for six weeks.

We fear the things we want the most.

Life is a progress, and not a station.--Ralph Waldo Emerson

Good leaders are scare, so I'm following myself.

It is better to be silent, and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.--Silvan Engel

We ask God to provide for our needs, and when he does, we congratulate ourselves on our ability and cleverness.

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.--Ben Franklin

The trouble with little sin is that it won't stay little.

Whatever you assume to be true will become real for you.

Three can keep a secret if two of them are dead.--Ben Franklin

Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few.--Ben Franklin

Smiles never go up in price or down in value.

Life is what's coming, not what was.

Two things a man should never be angry at: what he can help, and what he cannot help.--Thomas Fuller

It has been said that a smile adds a lot of your face value.

Things that come to those who wait may be the things left by those who got there first.

Better hazard once than always be in fear.--Thomas Fuller

Life is a journey, not a destination.

You cannot teach a man anything--you can only help him to find for himself.--Galileo Galilei

Be like a postage stamp--it sticks to one thing until it gets the job done!

The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose.--Kahlil Gibran

The smartest person is not the one who is quickest to see through a thing, rather it is the person who will see a thing through.

You must give up the way it is... to have it the way you want it.

If you want to get a true estimate of a man, observe what he does when he has nothing to do.

Whatever you can do, or believe you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.--Goethe

Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game.--Goethe

Lots of people know a good thing the minute the other fellow sees it first.--J.E.Hedges

If you don't change your beliefs your life will be like this forever. Is this good new?

Experience is a good school but the fees are high.--Heinrich Heine

Most of us would rather be ruined by flattery than to be benefited by criticism.

A valuable measure of success or failure is whether the tough problem you are facing is the same problem you had a year ago.

We move towards what we picture in our mind.

There are many roads to success--but they are all uphill.

Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life.--Burton Hills

If at first you don't succeed--you are about average

People who believe things can't be done will go out and prove they are "right."

There is a vast difference between having to say something and having something to say.

As a man grows wiser, he talks less and says more.

Never explain. Your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway. -- Elbert Hubbar

one machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.--Elbert Hubbart

A man is not paid for having a head and hands, but for using them.--Elbert Hubbard

We must never be silent when we ought to speak. We must never speak when we ought to be silent.

God gave us two ears and only one mouth, which indicates we should listen twice as much as we talk.

The more investment you have in your beliefs, the harder it is to change them.

Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen.--Joineriana

Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.Robert F. Kennedy

The rewards in life go to those who are willing to give up the past.

Before you give somebody a piece of your mind, be sure you can get by with what you have left!

You can't get rid of your temper by losing it.

If you can't convince 'em, confuse 'em.

You cannot stop people from thinking... the job is to get some people started.

Hope is what keeps al suffering in place.

If you must kill time, why not try to work it to death.

The test of tolerance comes when we are in a majority. The test of courage comes when we are in a minority.

Great opportunities to help others seldom comes, but small ones surround us every day.--Sally Koch

The best preparation for tomorrow is the right use of today.

Yesterday is gone; Tomorrow is uncertain; Today is here. So use it!

You are the cause, not the effect.

People would rather be "right" than be happy.

Let's learn a lesson from tea. It shows its real worth when it gets into hot water.

If the creator had a purpose in equipping us with a neck, he surely meant us to stick it out.--Arthur Koestler

Do it now! Today will be yesterday tomorrow.

Sadder than work left unfinished is work never begun.

You get treated in life the way you train people to treat you.

There are two kinds of people who never amount to much: those who can't do what they are told, and those who can do nothing else.