Patience and fortitude conquer all things.

Patience and fortitude conquer all things.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Men are what their mothers made them.

Men are what their mothers made them.

We learn geology the morning after the earthquake.

We learn geology the morning after the earthquake.

Don't choose the better person, choose the person who makes a better you.

Don't choose the better person, choose the person who makes a better you.

Live well, learn plenty, laugh often, love much.

Live well, learn plenty, laugh often, love much.

Lose yourself in nature and find peace

Lose yourself in nature and find peace

The measure of mental health is the disposition to find good everywhere.

The measure of mental health is the disposition to find good everywhere.

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.

Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Learn from it... tomorrow is a new day.

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Learn from it... tomorrow is a new day.

When a happy person comes into the room, it is as if another candle has been lit.

When a happy person comes into the room, it is as if another candle has been lit.

Character is higher than intellect... A great soul will be strong to live, as well as strong to think.

Character is higher than intellect... A great soul will be strong to live, as well as strong to think.

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force - that thoughts rule the world.

Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force - that thoughts rule the world.

When it is dark enough, men see the stars.

When it is dark enough, men see the stars.

Insist upon yourself. Be original.

Insist upon yourself. Be original.