The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, nor to anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.

Buddha

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is.

Albert Einstein

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you’ve imagined.

Henry David Thoreau

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.

T. S. Elliot

Originally posted 2009-05-07 02:19:07.

“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.”
- Robert Francis Kennedy

“It’s not failure, but low aim is crime.”
- Lowell

“Success is that old ABC — ability, breaks, and courage.”
- Charles Luckman

“You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.”
- Beverly Sills

“The only time you don’t fail is the last time you try anything — and it works.”
- William Strong

“Men are born to succeed, not to fail.”
- Henry David Thoreau

“Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.”
- George E. Woodberry

Originally posted 2009-10-23 10:39:57.

Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp, or what’s a heaven for?
Robert Browning

People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing -
that’s why we recommend it daily.
Zig Ziglar

Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a
keen pulsating desire, which transcends everything.
Napoleon Hill

People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things.
When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success.
Norman Vincent Peale

Men are born to succeed, not fail.
Henry David Thoreau