The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover.--Joseph Addison

The growth of friendship might be a lifelong affair.--Sarah Orne Jewett

The greatest sweetener of human life is friendship.” – Joseph Addison

“A best friend is like a four-leaf clover: hard to find and lucky to have.” – Irish Proverb

“A friend is a gift you give yourself.” – Robert Louis Stevenson

“The best mirror is an old friend.” – George Herbert

“A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“A true friend is the greatest of all blessings.” – François de La Rochefoucauld

 Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.--Woodrow Wilson

Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art...it has no survival value; rather, it is one of those things that give value to survival.--C. S. Lewis

Friendship of a kind that cannot easily be reversed tomorrow must have its roots in common interests and shared beliefs.--Barbara Tuchman

Friendships multiply joys and divide grief.--Thomas Fuller

 Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday.--John Wayne

Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity; they seem more afraid of life then of death.--James F. Byrnes

Unlimited opportunities can be as potent a cause of frustration as a paucity or lack of opportunities.--Eric Hoffer (The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements)

We are confronted with insurmountable opportunities.--Walt Kelly (Pogo)

We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day.--Edith Lovejoy Pierce

Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief.--Swedish proverb

Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.--George Washington

Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: "What! You too? I thought I was the only one."-—C. S. Lewis

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.--Samuel Butler

Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world.--John Evelyn

 There is no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love; there's only a scarcity of resolve to make it happen.--Wayne W. Dyer

There is no security on this Earth; there is only opportunity.--Douglas MacArthur

Thinking "I failed" is a copout! It lets you off the hook. Game over, dude. I am not about to let you off so easily. Reframe your setbacks as signals for change and the opportunity to improve. This method of thinking requires a lot more energy than "I blew it." Instead, explode your limiting mindset. What would happen if you replaced the concept of failure with that of opportunity?-Devora Zack (Networking for People Who Hate Networking)

This is an exciting world. It is cram packed with opportunity. Great moments await around every corner.--Richard M. DeVos

Those who base their lives on the belief that a loving God is acting in their behalf tend to see problems as opportunities for growth.--Nido Qubein

Times of stress and difficulty are seasons of opportunity when the seeds of progress are sown.--Thomas F. Woodlock

To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our reach, is the great art of life.--William James

 The sad truth is that opportunity doesn't knock twice. You can put things off until tomorrow but tomorrow may never come.--Gloria Estefan

Security is not the meaning of my life. Great opportunities are worth the risk.--Shirley Hufstedler

"Single" is an opportunity to live life on your own terms and not apologize.--Mandy Hale (The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass)

Spend eighty percent of your time focusing on the opportunities of tomorrow rather than the problems of yesterday.--Brian Tracey (The Treasury of Quotes)

 Opportunities are on every hand; what we need is, not a new chance, but clearness of vision to discern the chance which at this very hour is ours, if we recognize it.--Katherine Krieger

Opportunities are seldom labeled.--John A. Shedd

Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them.--Ann Landers

Opportunity always looks bigger going than coming.--Anonymous

Opportunity dances with those already on the dance floor.--H. J. Brown, Jr. (A Hero in Every Heart)

Opportunity is often difficult to recognize; we usually expect it to beckkon us with beepers and billboards.--William A. Ward

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.--Sir Winston Churchill

The policy that can strike only while the iron is hot will be overcome by that perseverance, which ... can make that iron hot by striking and he that can only rule the storm must yield to him who can both raise and rule it.--Charles Caleb Colton (Lacon: or, Many Things in Few Words)

 Hope is generally a wrong guide, though it is good company along the way.--George Saville

Hope is like a road in the country: there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence.--Lin Yutang

Hope is love's happiness, but not its life.--Letitia E. Landon

Hope is not a granted wish or a favor performed; no it is far greater than that. It is a zany, unpredictable dependence on a God who loves to surprise us out of our socks.--Max Lucado (God Came Near)

Hope...is the companion of power, and the mother of success; for who so hopes has within him the gift of miracles.--Samuel Smiles

 Hope is a good thing--maybe the best thing, and no good thing ever dies.--Stephen King (The Shawshank Redemption)

Hope is a pleasant acquaintance, but an unsafe friend.--Thomas Chandler Haliburton

Hope is a talent like any other.--Storm Jameson

Hope is a vigorous principle ... it sets the head and heart to work, and animates a man to do his utmost.--Jeremy Collier

Hope is a waking dream.--Aristotle

 Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don't give up.--Anne Lamott (Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life)

Hope, deceiving as it is, serves at least to lead us to the end of our lives by an agreeable route.--François de la Rochefoucauld

Hope has two beautiful daughters. Their names are anger and courage; anger at the way things are, and courage to see that they do not remain the way they are.--Saint Augustine

 History says, don’t hope

 On this side of the grave.
 But then, once in a lifetime
 The longed-for tidal wave
 Of justice can rise up,
 And hope and history rhyme.--Seamus Heaney ("The Cure at Troy")

Hold your head high, stick your chest out. You can make it. It gets dark sometimes, but morning comes.... Keep hope alive.--Jesse Jackson

Hope and possibility best describe the art of teaching.--Camille Banks Lee (from The Quotable Teacher, comp. by Howe)

Hope arouses, as nothing else can arouse, a passion for the possible.--William Sloan Coffin, Jr.

 Faith goes up the stairs that love has built and looks out the window which hope has opened.--Charles Spurgeon

Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours.--Swedish proverb

The first and last task of a leader is to keep hope alive.-–John W. Gardnerv 

He that lives in hope danceth without musick.--George Herbert

He who has health has hope. And he who has hope has everything.--Arabian Porverb

 Each day brings new life, new strength, new dreams and new hope. May you find courage, confidence and hope to reach out for your dreams.--Lailah Gifty Akita 

Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes rise to the stars. Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eyes, the swing in your gait, the grip of your hand, the irresistible surge of will and energy to excite your ideas.--Henry Tor

Expect to have hope rekindled. Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways. The dry seasons in life do not last. The spring rains will come again.--Sarah Ban Breathnach

 At the point where hope would otherwise become hopelessness, it becomes faith.--Robert Brault

But groundless hope, like unconditional love, is the only kind worth having.-- John Perry Barlow

The capacity for hope is the most significant fact of life. It provides human beings with a sense of destination and the energy to get started.--Norman Cousins

A child's eyes, those clear wells of undefiled thought—what on earth can be more beautiful? Full of hope, love and curiosity, they meet your own.--Caroline Norton

 Everyone hears what you say. Friends listen to what you say. Best friends listen to what you don’t say.” — Unknown

“Don’t walk behind me; I may not lead. Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.” — Albert Camus

“A strong friendship doesn’t need daily conversation or being together. As long as the relationship lives in the heart, true friends never part.” — Unknown

Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.” C.S. Lewis

 True friends aren’t the ones who make your problems disappear. They are the ones who won’t disappear when you’re facing problems.” — Unknown

“A friend can tell you things you don’t want to tell yourself.” — Frances Ward Weller

“Best friends understand when you say, ‘forget it.’ Wait forever when you say, ‘just a minute.’ Stay when you say, ‘leave me alone.’ And open the door before you can say, ‘come in.’” — Unknown

“When it hurts to look back and you’re afraid to look ahead, you can look beside you and your best friend will be there.” — Unknown

 A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you just the way you are.” — Unknown

“Growing apart doesn’t change the fact that for a long time we grew side by side; our roots will always be tangled. I’m glad for that.” — Ally Condie

“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” — Marcel Proust

 For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.” — Audrey Hepburn

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched — they must be felt with the heart.” — Helen Keller

“Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” — Dumbledore

A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.” — Walter Winchell

 Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.” — Anais Nin

“Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends we choose.” — Tennessee Williams

“They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.” — Carl W. Buechner

“Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you; spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life.” — Amy Poehler

 Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.' – Oscar Wilde

Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.' – Auguste Rodin

Experience is the teacher of all things.' – Julius Caesar

Experience is making mistakes and learning from them.' – Bill Ackman

Learn from every mistake, because every experience, encounter and particularly your mistakes are there to teach you.' – Oprah Winfrey

Don’t make friends who are comfortable to be with. Make friends who will force you to lever yourself up.” — Thomas J. Watson

 Good judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgement.' – Rita Mae Brown

You cannot create experience. You must undergo it.' – Albert Camus

Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action.' – Benjamin Disraeli

Working with great people makes you great; you learn a lot, and it also gives you the experience and confidence to move on with your own career.' – Nas

The more you do, the more experience you have, and the next time it will be easier to choose the right thing.' – Andy Lau

 Difficulties are opportunities to better things; they are stepping-stones to greater experience...When one door closes, another always opens; as a natural law it has to, to balance.--Bryan Adams 

Each experience through which we pass operates ultimately for our good. This is a correct attitude to adopt and we must be able to see it in that light.--Raymond Holliwell

Education is when you read the fine print. Experience is what you get if you don't.--Pete Seeger

Some things cannot be taught; they must be experienced. You never learn the most valuable lessons in life until you go through your own journey.' – Roy T. Bennett

 Experiences are the seeds out of which wisdom grows.--Konrad Adenauer 

Good judgment is usually the result of experience. And experience is frequently the result of bad judgment. But to learn from the experience of others requires those who have the experience to share the knowledge with those who follow.--Barry LePatner (To Engineer is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design)

I don't believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive.--Joseph Campbell

I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience. I know no way of judging of the future but by the past.--Patrick Henry

 Experience is the name everyone gives to his mistakes.--Elbert Hubbard

Experience is what really happens to you in the long run; the truth that finally overtakes you.--Katherine Anne Porter ("St. Augustine and the Bullfight" The Collected Essays and Occasional Writings of Katherine Anne Porter)

Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. And experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer.--Randy Pausch (The Last Lecture)

Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.--Dan Stanford

Experience isn't interesting until it begins to repeat itself--in fact, till it does that, it hardly is experience.--Elizabeth Bowen (The Death of the Heart)

Experience without theory is blind, but theory without experience is mere intellectual play.--Immanuel Kant

 Experience has convinced me that there is a thousand times more goodness, wisdom, and love in the world than men imagine.--Gehles

Experience is not what happens to you; it is what you do with what happens to you.--Aldous Huxley (Reader's Digest, March 1956)

Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing.--Oscar Wilde

Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.--Oscar Wilde

Experience is that marvelous thing that enable you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.--Franklin P. Jones

 Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.” - Arnold Schwarzenegger

Inside of a ring or out, ain’t nothing wrong with going down. It’s staying down that’s wrong.” – Muhammad Ali

You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” – Margaret Thatcher

If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.” – Michael Jordan

Where there is no struggle, there is no strength." – Oprah Winfrey

 Everyone has talent. What's rare is the courage to follow it to the dark places where it leads." ― Erica Jong

It's your life; you don't need someone's permission to live the life you want. Be brave to live from your heart." ― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward." – Martin Luther King Jr.

I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it." – Maya Angelou

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear." – Ambrose Redmoon

Don't despair: despair suggests you are in total control and know what is coming. You don't – surrender to events with hope." – Alain de Botton

Life is very interesting…in the end, some of your greatest pains become your greatest strengths.” - Drew Barrymore

No matter how much falls on us, we keep plowing ahead. That's the only way to keep the roads clear." – Greg Kincaid

We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided." – J.K. Rowling

The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.” - Ernest Hemingway

You never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice." – Bob Marley

Only those who dare to fail greatly, can ever achieve greatly.” – Robert F. Kennedy

 Effort and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.” — John F. Kennedy

Courage is grace under pressure.” — Ernest Hemingway

Life is not about living the safer option. Life is about living a life worth living." ― Robert Thier

Courage doesn't happen when you have all the answers. It happens when you are ready to face the questions you have been avoiding your whole life."― Shannon L. Alder

Because no matter what they say, you always have a choice. You just don't always have the guts to make it." ― Ray N. Kuili

Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake." ― Victor Hugo

Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing point, which means at the point of highest reality. " ― C.S. Lewis

 Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” – T.S. Eliot

Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’” – Mary Anne Radmacher

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

You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.'" ― Eleanor Roosevelt

It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” — E.E. Cummings

The secret to happiness is freedom…and the secret to freedom is courage.” – Thucydides

Creativity takes courage.” — Henri Matisse

Courage is found in unlikely places.” — J.R.R. Tolkien