Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today. Will Rogers

God provides the wind, but man must raise the sails. Augustine of Hippo

Character, like a photograph, develops in darkness.

You have to be odd to be number one. Dr. Seuss

Please all, and you will please none. Aesop

The fool wonders, the wise man asks. Benjamin Disraeli

A smooth sea never made a skillful sailor.

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.

A man can’t ride your back unless it’s bent. Martin Luther King Jr

Don’t raise your voice. Improve your argument.

Don’t settle, and don’t struggle. Naval Ravikant

Conscience doth make cowards of us all. William Shakespeare

Average people know how. Wise people know why. Maxime Lagacé

What labels me, negates me. Søren Kierkegaard

The merit of all things lies in their difficulty. Alexandre Dumas

Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive. Elbert Hubbard

You’ve gotta dance like there’s nobody watching. William W. Purkey

Think new thoughts and you will change your mind. Change your mind and you will change your life. Maxime Lagacé

Don’t search for the meaning of life. Simply be present for the people you love. Maxime Lagacé

It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting. Paulo Coelho (The Alchemist)

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all. Helen Keller

Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. St. Augustine

Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify. Henry David Thoreau

Life must be lived and curiosity kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life. Eleanor Roosevelt

Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. Mark Twain

Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. Confucius

No person has the right to rain on your dreams. Martin Luther King Jr

As long as I am breathing, in my eyes, I am just beginning. Criss Jami

Listen to the people who are most quiet. Sahil Lavingia

Genius is the recovery of childhood at will. Arthur Rimbaud

Love is the foolishness of men, and the wisdom of God. Victor Hugo

Always go too far, because that’s where you’ll find the truth. Albert Camus

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect). Mark Twain

When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. Lao Tzu

A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning.” – Brad Henry

You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world’s problems at once but don’t ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own.” – Michelle Obama

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.” – Winston Churchill