Great Thoughts to Sell By by Gerhard Gschwandtner

To the world you may be just one person, but to one person you may be the world. An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.

— G . K . C H E S T E R T O N

 

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

— A L B E R T S C H W E I T Z E R

 

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great ones make you feel that you, too, can become great.

— M A R K T WA I N

 

First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.

— E P I C T E T U S

 

It ain’t braggin’ if you can do it.

— D I Z Z Y D E A N

 

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved.

— H E L E N K E L L E R

 

Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but character, health, knowledge and good judgment will always be in demand under all conditions.

— R O G E R B A B S O N

 

Just the other day I listened to a young fellow sing a very passionate song about how technology is killing us and all. But before he started, he bent down and plugged his electric guitar into the wall socket.

— P A U L G O O D M A N

 

It seems to me that people have vast potential. Most people can do extraordinary things if they have the confidence or take the risks. Yet most people don’t. They sit in front of the telly and treat life as if it goes on forever.

— P H I L I P A D A M S

 

Don’t let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was.

— R I C H A R D L . E VA N S

 

Courage is doing what you’re afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you’re scared.

— E D D I E R I C K E N B A C K E R

 

To escape criticism—do nothing, say nothing, be nothing. — E L B E R T H U B B A R D

 

The highest reward for person’s toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it. — J O H N R U S K I N

 

Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom. — A L B E R T E I N S T E I N

Forgiveness is almost a selfish act because of its immense benefits to the one who forgives. — L AWA N A B L A C K W E L L

Everyone is trying to accomplish something big, not realizing that life is made up of little things. — F R A N K A . C L A R K

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. — A L B E R T S C H W E I T Z E R

There is only one success—to be able to spend your life in your own way. — C H R I S T O P H E R M O R L E Y

Competence, like truth, beauty and contact lenses, is in the eye of the beholder. — L A U R E N C E J . P E T E R A N D R AY M O N D H U L L

Never seem more learned than the people you are with. Wear your learning like a pocket watch and keep it hidden. Do not pull it out to count the hours, but give the time when you are asked. — L O R D C H E S T E R F I E L D

Work is of two kinds: first, altering the position of matter at or near the earth’s surface relative to other matter; second, telling other people to do so. — B E R T R A N D R U S S E L L

All the mistakes I ever made were when I wanted to say “No” and said “Yes.” — M O S S H A R T

One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today. — D A L E C A R N E G I E

Problems can become opportunities when the right people get together. — R O B E R T R E D F O R D

I am optimistic and confident in all that I do. I affirm only the best for myself and others. I am the creator of my life and my world. I meet daily challenges gracefully and with complete confidence. I fill my mind with positive, nurturing, and healing thoughts. — A L I C E P O T T E R

Treat employees like partners, and they act like partners. — F R E D A L L E N , C H A I R M A N O F P I T N E Y- B O W E S C O .

There is no royal road to anything. One thing at a time … all things in succession. That which grows fast withers as rapidly; that which grows slowly endures. — J . G . H O L L A N D

He who has truth at his heart need never fear the want of persuasion on his tongue. — J O H N R U S K I N

Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs. — H E N R Y F O R D   You’ve got to think about big things while you’re doing small things, so that all the small things go in the right direction. — A LV I N T O F F L E R

A thing is worth whatever the buyer will pay for it. — P U B L I L I U S S Y R U S

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. — E L E A N O R R O O S E V E LT

Don’t talk unless you can improve the silence. — N E W E N G L A N D P R O V E R B

One often hears the remark “He talks too much,” but when did anyone last hear the criticism “He listens too much?” — N O R M A N A U G U S T I N E

Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving in words evidence of the fact. — G E O R G E E L I O T

If thou thinkest twice before thou speakest once, thou wilt speak twice the better for it. — W I L L I A M P E N N

The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex, overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one. — M A R K T WA I N

I have been rich and I have been poor. Rich is better. — S O P H I E T U C K E R