"Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies."

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

"To get all there is out of living, we must employ our time wisely, never being in too much of a hurry to stop and sip life, but never losing our sense of the enormous value of  a minute."

He who knows others is learned.  He who knows himself is wise.

Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me - and I may not forget you

"Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself."

"Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening with you'd have preferred to talk."

"I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence, but it comes from within. It is there all the time."

"There is no greater joy nor greater reward than to make a fundamental difference in someone's life."

"If you don't like something change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it."