“For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends. Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.”

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strenghs; feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities.

When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.

The greatest failure is the failure to try.

We can learn much from wise words, little from wisecracks, and less from wise guys.

Happiness is an inside job.

Will someone else’s life be brighter tomorrow, because of what you have done today?

Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and character.

Our words reveal our thoughts; our manners mirror our self-esteem; our actions reflect our character; our habits predict the future.

Words, like tranquil waters behind a dam, can become reckless and uncontrollable torrents of destruction when released without caution and wisdom.

Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.

Friendship flourishes at the fountain of forgiveness.

There is one thing we can do better than anyone else: we can be ourselves.

A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition.

In the face of unjust criticism we can become bitter or better; upset or understanding; hostile or humble; furious or forgiving.

Blessed is the person who sees the need, recognizes the responsibility, and actively becomes the answer.

There’s good in all of us and I think I simply love people too much, so much that it makes me feel too fucking sad.

When late morning rolls around and you’re feeling a bit out of sorts, don’t worry; you’re probably just a little eleven o’clockish.

The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn and feel and change and grow and love and live.

Gut feeling is all about the experiences that you have had in your life.

I feel like I’ve woken up with suddenly more facial hair and a deeper voice.

Intuition is one of the four basic psychological functions along with thinking, feeling,and sensing.

It’s often just enough to be with someone. I don’t need to touch them. Not even talk. A feeling passes between you both. You’re not alone.

When people treat you like nothing, you begin to feel like nothing.