Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul. ~ Henry Ward Beecher

Let us be of good cheer, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those that never happen. ~ James Russel Lowell

The only thing that stands between a man and what he wants from life is often merely the will to try it and the faith to believe that it is possible. ~ David Viscott

There are no accidents... there is only some purpose that we haven't yet understood. ~ Deepak Chopra

I have long since come to believe that people never mean half of what they say, and that it is best to disregard their talk and judge only their actions. ~ Dorothy Day

Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment. ~ Baltasar Gracián

In youth we learn; in age we understand. ~ Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach