*He who chooses the beginning of a road chooses the place it leads to. It is the means that determine the end.

*Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.

*It is more shameful to mistrust one's friends than to be deceived by them.

*It is surprising what a man can do when he has to, and how little most men will do when they don't have to.

If you're sincere, praise is effective. If you're insincere, it's manipulative.

*It is not your aptitude, but your attitude, that determines your altitude.

*Fear not that thy life shall come to an end, but rather fear that it shall never have a beginning.

*The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning.

*To finish first, you must first finish.

*Yesterday ended last night. Every day is a new beginning. Learn the skill of forgetting. And move on.

*You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.

*Courage is the greatest of all the virtues. Because if you haven't courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others.

*The a cyclone drives its powers from a calm center. So does a person.

*Find peace with yourself by accepting not only what you are, but what you are never going to be.

*We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

*It is better to wear out than to rust out.

*To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.

*I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul.

*Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.

*Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.

*There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other.