Quotes and Poems for Life

“If an idea’s worth having once, it’s worth having twice.”

“It is not enough to have a good mind. The main thing is to use it well.”

“Beware of undertaking too much at the start. Be content with quite a little. Allow for accidents. Allow for human nature, especially your own.”

“The older I get, the more I feel / almost beautiful…”

“No one is ready for a thing until he believes he can acquire it.”

“It had only been my repeated experience that when you said to life calmly and firmly… ‘I trust you; do what you must,’ life had an uncanny way of responding to your need.”

“Character – the willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life – is the source from which self respect springs.”

“The art of living easily as to money is to pitch your scale of living one degree below your means.”

“Affirmations are like prescriptions for certain aspects of yourself you want to change.”

“Self-importance is our greatest enemy. Think about it – what weakens us is feeling offended by the deeds and misdeeds of our fellowmen. Our self-importance requires that we spend most of our lives offended by someone.”