A wonderful gift may not be wrapped as you expect.

The essence of life 

is not in the great victories 

and grand failures, 

but in the simple joys.

May the world be kind to you, 

and may your own thoughts be gentle upon yourself.

Never under rate yourself  since you can do something others cannot do. Believe in yourself that you are unique too.

 A pessimist is one who,  

when he has the choice of two evils,  chooses both.

Events will take their course, 
it is no good of being angry at them.

One is the happiest man who wisely turns them
 to the best account.

Anger makes the tongue work faster than the mind.

Smile makes everything work faster except the tongue

The man who is a pessimist before 48 

knows too much; 

If he is an optimist after 48, 

he knows too little

If your success is not on your own terms, 
If it looks good to the world but does not feel good in your heart, it is not success at all.

If you spend your whole life waiting for the storm,

 you'll never enjoy the sunshine

Prayer is not asking for what you think you want, 

but asking to be changed in ways you can't imagine.

The art of being wise is 

the art of knowing what to overlook.

Never hate jealous people.

they are jealous because 

they think you are better than them.

To give anything less than your best is 

to sacrifice the gift.

Years may wrinkle the skin,

but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul