Once You Know These Life Lessons, You Will Never Be Same Again | American Quotes | Western Wisdom

The best way to predict your future is to create it. A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. Wise men speak because they have something to say. Fools because they have to say something. 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 gem is not polished without rubbing, nor a man perfected without trials. An inch of time is an inch of gold, but you can't buy that inch of time with an inch of gold. It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else. If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. Well done is better than well said. To handle yourself, use your head. To handle others, use your heart. The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today. The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting. The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph. A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it. The only way to have a friend is to be one. Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. Knowing others is intelligence. Knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power. He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot will be victorious. Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves. Never leave that till tomorrow, which you can do today. The pen is mightier than the sword. A small leak will sink a great ship. The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are near. It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. Believe you can and you're halfway there. Great acts are made up of small deeds. He who conquers others is strong. He who conquers himself is mighty. Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak. Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. Success is not final. Failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts. The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts. For every minute you are angry, you lose 60 seconds of happiness. Do not go where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. A man with outward courage dares to die. A man with inner courage dares to live. The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds. The only man who never makes mistakes is the man who never does anything. To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. A man with outward courage dares to die. A man with inner courage dares to live. The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds. Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground. Diligence is the mother of good luck. A penny saved is a penny earned. Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.