Character is not made in a crisis -- it is only exhibited.

Character is not made in a crisis -- it is only exhibited.

Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.

Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.

Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't read more

Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all.

A child's hand in yours - what tenderness it arouses, what power it conjures. You are instantly the very touchstone read more

A child's hand in yours - what tenderness it arouses, what power it conjures. You are instantly the very touchstone of power and wisdom. Merry Browne -Marjorie Holmes.

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.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it - and stop read more

We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it - and stop there; lest we be like the cat that sits down on a hot stove lid. She will never sit on a hot stove lid again - and that is well; but also she will never sit down on a cold one anymore. -Mark Twain.

I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice; had I abided by it I might have read more

I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice; had I abided by it I might have been saved from some of my most valuable mistakes.

This one step -- choosing a goal and sticking to it -- changes everything.

This one step -- choosing a goal and sticking to it -- changes everything.