Life is truly known only to those who suffer, lose, endure adversity and stumble from defeat to defeat.

Life is truly known only to those who suffer, lose, endure adversity and stumble from defeat to defeat.

Gray skies are just clouds passing over.

Gray skies are just clouds passing over.

Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.

Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.

Present-moment living, getting in touch with your "now," is at the heart of effective living. When you think about it, read more

Present-moment living, getting in touch with your "now," is at the heart of effective living. When you think about it, there really is no other moment you can live. Now is all there is, and the future is just another present moment to live when it arrives. One thing is certain, you cannot live it until it does appear.

If we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say it.

If we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say it.

Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.

Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.

Nobody can do it for you.

Nobody can do it for you.

I have noticed that nothing I have never said ever did me any harm.

I have noticed that nothing I have never said ever did me any harm.

I know that a man who shows me his wealth is like the beggar who shows me his poverty; they read more

I know that a man who shows me his wealth is like the beggar who shows me his poverty; they are both looking for alms from me, the rich man for the alms of my envy, the poor man for the alms of my guilt.