Make it a rule of life never to regret and never to look back. Regret is
an appalling waste of read more

Make it a rule of life never to regret and never to look back. Regret is
an appalling waste of energy; you can't build on it; it's only good for
wallowing in.

It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.

It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.

Once in a while it really hits people that they don't have to experience the world in the way they read more

Once in a while it really hits people that they don't have to experience the world in the way they have been told to.

Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is
regret for the things we did not read more

Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is
regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.

Your son at five is your master, at ten your slave, at
fifteen your double, and after that, your friend read more

Your son at five is your master, at ten your slave, at
fifteen your double, and after that, your friend or your foe depending on
his bringing up.

Success is always temporary. When all is said and done, the only
thing you'll have left is your character.

Success is always temporary. When all is said and done, the only
thing you'll have left is your character.

Seek first to understand and then to be understood.

Seek first to understand and then to be understood.

Unhappiness is in not knowing what we want and killing ourselves to
get it.

Unhappiness is in not knowing what we want and killing ourselves to
get it.

The man who succeeds above his fellows is the one who early
in life, clearly discerns his object, and towards read more

The man who succeeds above his fellows is the one who early
in life, clearly discerns his object, and towards that object habitually
directs his powers. Even genius itself is but fine observation
strengthened by fixity of purpose. Every man who observes vigilantly and
resolves steadfastly grows unconsciously into genius.