The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he never would be found out.
--Thomas Babington Macaulay
Conscience is the inner voice that warns us that someone might be looking.
-- H. L. Mencken (1880-1956)
The best tranquilizer is a clear conscience
--Anon.
Value work. But not any kind of work. Ask yourself "Is the work vital, strengthening my own character, or inspiring others, or helping the world?"
--Anna Robertson Brown
It takes courage to push yourself to places that you have never been before. To test your limits... to break through barriers.
Perfectionism is the enemy of creation, as extreme self-solitude is the enemy of well-being,
--John Updike, Odd Jobs
To err is human; to admit t, superhuman.
--Doug Larson, United Feature Syndicate
You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.
--Beverly Sills
Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will.
--James Stephens
No matter how well you nurse a grudge, it will never get better.
--Joyce Smith
There are two types of people - those who come into a room and say "Well, here I am!" and those who come in and say "Ah, there you are!"
--Frederick L. Collins
Insults should be written in the sand, and praises carved in stone.
--Arab proverb
To exist is to change; to change is to mature; to mature is to create oneself endlessly.
--Henri Bergson
Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back or a fool from any side.
--Yiddish Proverb
Lord, where we are wrong, make us willing to change; where we are right, make us easy to live with.
--Rev. Peter Marshall
Give every man thy ear but few thy voice.
--William Shakespeare
Wit is educated insolence.
--Aristotle
It's a lot better to hope than not to.
--Benjamin J. Stein in The American Spectator
There is always hope when people are forced to listen to both sides.
--John Stuart Mill
Regardless of how much patience we have, we would prefer never to use any of it.
--James T. O'Brien
Know yourself. Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.
--Ann Landers
Always give a hundred percent, and you'll never have to second-guess yourself.
--Tommy John with Dan Valenti, My Twenty-six years in Baseball
You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.
--Henry Ford
Praise can be your most valuable asset as long as you don't aim it at yourself.
--O.A. Battista
Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without asking a clear question.
-- Albert Camus, The Fall
If you want your children to improve, let them overhear the nice things you say about them to others.
-- Haim Ginott
To do injustice is more disgraceful than to suffer it.
--Plato
A road twice travelled is never as long.
--Rosalie Graham
It opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.
--Milton Berle
Apathy is the glove into which evil slips its hand.
--Bodie Thoene, Munich Signature
When something important is going on, silence is a lie.
--A.M. Rosenthal is The New York Timess
A pinch of probability is worth a pound of perhaps.
--James Thurber, Lanterns and Lances
Solitude is a good place to visit, but a poor place to stay.
--Josh Billings.
You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him find it within himself.
--Galileo
Even the longest journey begins with the first step.
--Chinese Proverb.
The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.
Act as though it were impossible to fail.
If better is possible, good is not enough.
Be wise in the use of time. The question in life is not "how much time do we have? " The question is "what shall we do with it?"
--Anna Robertson Brown (What is Worth While?")
--Thomas Babington Macaulay
Conscience is the inner voice that warns us that someone might be looking.
-- H. L. Mencken (1880-1956)
The best tranquilizer is a clear conscience
--Anon.
Value work. But not any kind of work. Ask yourself "Is the work vital, strengthening my own character, or inspiring others, or helping the world?"
--Anna Robertson Brown
It takes courage to push yourself to places that you have never been before. To test your limits... to break through barriers.
Perfectionism is the enemy of creation, as extreme self-solitude is the enemy of well-being,
--John Updike, Odd Jobs
To err is human; to admit t, superhuman.
--Doug Larson, United Feature Syndicate
You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.
--Beverly Sills
Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will.
--James Stephens
No matter how well you nurse a grudge, it will never get better.
--Joyce Smith
There are two types of people - those who come into a room and say "Well, here I am!" and those who come in and say "Ah, there you are!"
--Frederick L. Collins
Insults should be written in the sand, and praises carved in stone.
--Arab proverb
To exist is to change; to change is to mature; to mature is to create oneself endlessly.
--Henri Bergson
Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back or a fool from any side.
--Yiddish Proverb
Lord, where we are wrong, make us willing to change; where we are right, make us easy to live with.
--Rev. Peter Marshall
Give every man thy ear but few thy voice.
--William Shakespeare
Wit is educated insolence.
--Aristotle
It's a lot better to hope than not to.
--Benjamin J. Stein in The American Spectator
There is always hope when people are forced to listen to both sides.
--John Stuart Mill
Regardless of how much patience we have, we would prefer never to use any of it.
--James T. O'Brien
Know yourself. Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.
--Ann Landers
Always give a hundred percent, and you'll never have to second-guess yourself.
--Tommy John with Dan Valenti, My Twenty-six years in Baseball
You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.
--Henry Ford
Praise can be your most valuable asset as long as you don't aim it at yourself.
--O.A. Battista
Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without asking a clear question.
-- Albert Camus, The Fall
If you want your children to improve, let them overhear the nice things you say about them to others.
-- Haim Ginott
To do injustice is more disgraceful than to suffer it.
--Plato
A road twice travelled is never as long.
--Rosalie Graham
It opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.
--Milton Berle
Apathy is the glove into which evil slips its hand.
--Bodie Thoene, Munich Signature
When something important is going on, silence is a lie.
--A.M. Rosenthal is The New York Timess
A pinch of probability is worth a pound of perhaps.
--James Thurber, Lanterns and Lances
Solitude is a good place to visit, but a poor place to stay.
--Josh Billings.
You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him find it within himself.
--Galileo
Even the longest journey begins with the first step.
--Chinese Proverb.
The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.
Act as though it were impossible to fail.
If better is possible, good is not enough.
Be wise in the use of time. The question in life is not "how much time do we have? " The question is "what shall we do with it?"
--Anna Robertson Brown (What is Worth While?")
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