Most folks are about as happy as they make their minds up to be.

Most folks are about as happy as they make their minds up to be.

You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals.

You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals.

Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I read more

Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you.

Never despair; but if you do, work on in despair.

Never despair; but if you do, work on in despair.

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.

Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.

Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.

I would much rather have regrets about not doing what people said, than regretting not doing what my heart led read more

I would much rather have regrets about not doing what people said, than regretting not doing what my heart led me to and wondering what life had been like if I'd just been myself.

Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.

Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.

The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in read more

The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.