“By and large, I have come to see that if we complain about life, it is because we are thinking only of ourselves.”

Father forgive us, for we do not what we know.

No matter how old we become, we can acquire knowledge and use it. We can gather wisdom and profit from it. We can grow and progress and improve-and, in the process, strengthen the lives of those within our circle of influence.

Go forward in life with a twinkle in your eye and a smile on your face, but with great purpose in heart.

The truest mark of your success in life will be the quality of your marriage.

We are creatures of our thinking. We can talk ourselves into defeat or we can talk ourselves into victory.

Happy is the man who can brush aside the offending remarks of another and go on his way.

Dishonesty of any kind will create a blemish.

There is nothing that dulls a personality so much as a negative outlook.

Women who make a house a home make a far greater contribution to society than those who command large armies or stand at the head of impressive corporations.

Criticism and pessimism destroy families, undermine institutions of all kinds, defeat nearly everyone, and spread a shroud of gloom over entire nations.

Remember that whatever you do or wherever you are, you are never alone.

The major work of the world is not done by geniuses. It is done by ordinary people, with balance in their lives, who have learned to work in an extraordinary manner.

You are good. But it is not enough just to be good. You must be good for something. You must contribute good to the world. The world must be a better place for your presence. And the good that is in you must be spread to others.

Get on your knees and pray, then get on your feet and work.

He who lives only unto himself withers and dies, while he who forgets himself in the service of others grows and blossoms.

True love is not so much a matter of romance as it is a matter of anxious concern for the well-being of one’s companion.

He cannot complain of a hard sentence, who is made master of his own fate.

Just do your job. Get in early. Stay late, and don’t complain. Fight the big fights.

Women cannot complain about men anymore until they start getting better taste in them.

When opportunity knocks all some people can do is complain about the noise.

I never knew an early-rising, hard-working, prudent man, careful of his earnings, and strictly honest who complained of bad luck.

An inch of progress is worth more than a yard of complaint.

When you’re not patient, you start complaining. And the fact that you’re complaining is a sign that you’re not grateful.

If you prayed as much as you complain and quarrel, you’d have a lot less to argue about and much more peace of mind.