“The robbed that smiles, steals something from the thief.” William Shakespeare
“Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.” Khalil Gibran
“What lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do.” Aristotle
“I, who have never willfully pained another, have no business to pain myself. “ Marcus Aurelius
“They curse the effect but they nourish the cause.” James Allen
“The Art of being wise is knowing what to overlook.” William James
“Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won’t come in.” Isaac Asimov
“Don’t become a victim of yourself. Forget about the thief waiting in the alley; what about the thief in your mind?” Jim Rohn
“What irritates us about others tell us an understanding about ourselves.” Carl Jung
“The most important question to ask on the job is not ‘what am I getting?’ The most important question to ask is ‘what am I becoming?’ Jim Rohn
“Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light.” Theodore Roethke
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” Victor E. Frankln
“Being superior to others has never required great effort. What is difficult is the desire to be superior to yourself.” Claude Debussy
“Attitude is greatly influenced by influence and association.” Jim Rohn
“No one has the right to do wrong, not even if wrong has been done to them.” Victor E. Frankln
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