A Bakers Dozen (Half Full)

"The fact is, that to do anything in the world worth doing, we must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in and scramble through as well as we can." ~ Robert Cushing

"The searching-out and thorough investigation of truth ought to be the primary study of man." ~ Cicero

"Insist on yourself. Never imitate." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

"If we all did the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves." ~ Thomas Edison

"The best rules to form a young man are: to talk little, to hear much, to reflect alone upon what has passed in company, to distrust one's own opinions, and value others that deserve it." ~ Sir William Temple

"When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us." ~ Helen Keller

"Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities." ~ Aldous Huxley

"Fortify yourself with contentment, for this is an impregnable fortress." ~ Epictetus

"Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character." ~ James Russel Lowell

"Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances." ~ Benjamin Franklin

"The best way out is always through." ~ Robert Frost

"I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than attempting to satisfy them." ~ John Stuart Mill

"Believe that you have it, and you have it." ~ Latin Proverb