“Simply seek happiness, and you are not likely to find it. Seek to create and love without regard to your happiness, and you will likely be happy much of the time.”
– Dr. M. Scott Peck, American psychiatrist and author. 

“The secret of success is to know something nobody else knows.”
- Aristotle Onassis (1906 – 1975), Greek shipping tycoon.

“Before enlightenment, I chopped wood and carried water; after enlightenment, I chopped wood and carried water.”
- Zen saying.

“All rising to a great place is by a winding stair.”
- Sir Francis Bacon (1561 – 1626), Viscount St. Alban, English philosopher, metaphysician and author. 

“When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion.”
- Dale Carnegie (1888 – 1955), American lecturer. 

“When written in Chinese, the word ‘crisis’ is composed of two characters. One represents danger, and the other represents opportunity.” 
- John F. Kennedy (1917 – 1963), American President. 

“In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.”
- Desiderius Erasmus (1465 – 1536), Dutch Theologian. 

“Argue for your limitations, and sure enough, they’re yours.”
- Richard Bach, American author. 

“If you are going through hell, keep going.”
- Sir Winston Churchill (1874 – 1965), British Prime Minister, statesman, author. 

“The shortness of life, so often lamented, may be the best thing about it.”
- Artur Schopenhauer (1788 – 1860), German philosopher. 

“Any idiot can face a crisis – it’s this day-to-day living that wears you out.”
- Anton Chekhov (1860 – 1904), Russian playwright. 

“Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.”
- Theodore Roosevelt (1858 – 1909), American President. 

“Prosperity is not without many fears and disasters; and adversity is not without comforts and hopes.”
- Sir Francis Bacon (1561 – 1626), Viscount St Alban, English Philosopher, metaphysician and author.

“An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup.”
- H.L. Mencken (1880 – 1956), American journalist.