Ralph Waldo Emerson

People only see what they are prepared to see.

To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

Whatever games are played with us, we must play no games with ourselves, but deal in our privacy with the last honesty and truth.

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.

It's a happy talent to know how to play.

A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task for life; he is to furnish, watch, show it, and keep it in repair, the rest of his days.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.