To act coolly, intelligently and prudently in perilous circumstances is the test of a man and also a nation.

More tears are shed over answered prayers than unanswered ones.

Being comfortable in your own skin and content with your own company is a magical gift to yourself and everyone in your life.

Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken. -Oscar Wilde

The horror of finding yourself is to realize that you've been gone.

This is fanaticism; when, by thinking too much of the other world, a man becomes unfit to live in this. -Christian N Bovee

Some people find fault as if it were a buried treasure. -Francis O'Walsh

The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to the idealized past. -Robertson Davies

To forgive is an act of compassion. It's not done because people deserve it, it's done because they need it.

Fear is nothing but faith in reverse gear! The foundation on which both faith and fear rests is belief in something. -Napoleon Hill

Even if you've done a procedure five thousand times, there's no guarantee you won't screw up number five thousand, one.

People often belittle the place where they were born. But heaven can be found in the most unlikely corners.

Be aware of your heart, and beware of your mind. -Allen Blanks

To prolong doubt is to prolong hope. -Jane Eyre

A true friend sees through your act, but enjoys the show anyway.

To lead people, walk beside them. -Lao Tsu

The worst thing about being lied to, is knowing that you're not worth the truth.

It's not falling into the water that drowns a man; it's staying there.

Life's a voyage that's homeward bound. -Herman Melville

Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding. -Albert Einstein