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3. To understand life, look backward. To live life, look forward. To understand life, look backward. To live life, look forward. Make one person happy each day, even if it’s yourself. Make one person happy each day, even if it’s yourself.

4. Failure comes from aiming too high, just like from aiming too low. Failure comes from aiming too high, just like from aiming too low. It’s better to be safe than sorry and much better to be wise than smart. It’s better to be safe than sorry and much better to be wise than smart.

5. When both feet are firmly on the ground it’s hard to move forward. When both feet are firmly on the ground it’s hard to move forward. It isn’t about the choices you have, it’s about the choices you make. It isn’t about the choices you have, it’s about the choices you make.

6. Even if at first you do succeed, you still have to work hard to stay there. Even if at first you do succeed, you still have to work hard to stay there. We make a living by what we get; but, we make a life by what we give. We make a living by what we get; but, we make a life by what we give.

7. Between being called ‘good looking’ and ‘looking good’ is about 20 years. Between being called ‘good looking’ and ‘looking good’ is about 20 years. Be careful not to ‘overvalue’ what you aren’t and ‘undervalue’ what you are. Be careful not to ‘overvalue’ what you aren’t and ‘undervalue’ what you are.

8. In the world of give and take, make sure you’re willing to give what it takes. In the world of give and take, make sure you’re willing to give what it takes. A caterpillar may call it the end; but a butterfly sees it just as the beginning. A caterpillar may call it the end; but a butterfly sees it just as the beginning.

9. If your eraser wears out before your pencil, you’re making too many mistakes. If your eraser wears out before your pencil, you’re making too many mistakes. Although a wish usually changes nothing, a decision may change everything. Although a wish usually changes nothing, a decision may change everything.

10. When God measures a person, He puts the tape around the heart, not the head. When God measures a person, He puts the tape around the heart, not the head. The best time to do something is the period between yesterday and tomorrow. The best time to do something is the period between yesterday and tomorrow.

11. From the seeds of our mistakes grow the fruits of wisdom and good judgement. From the seeds of our mistakes grow the fruits of wisdom and good judgement. Some dream of doing great things, while others stay awake and get them done. Some dream of doing great things, while others stay awake and get them done.

12. Background and circumstances may influence who we are, but we are responsible for who we become. Background and circumstances may influence who we are, but we are responsible for who we become. A bigger fool than the one who knows it all is the one who will argue with him. A bigger fool than the one who knows it all is the one who will argue with him.

13. Judge your success not only by what you’ve become, but what others have become because of you. Judge your success not only by what you’ve become, but what others have become because of you. Courage involves standing up and speaking; but, it is also sitting down to listen. Courage involves standing up and speaking; but, it is also sitting down to listen.

14. Change can happen without improvement, however improvement can’t happen without change. Change can happen without improvement, however improvement can’t happen without change. A life with love will have some thorns; but, a life without love will have no roses. A life with love will have some thorns; but, a life without love will have no roses.

15. Ask yourself if what you’re doing today is getting you closer to where you want to be tomorrow. Ask yourself if what you’re doing today is getting you closer to where you want to be tomorrow. Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer, but wish we didn’t. Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer, but wish we didn’t.

16. Don’t get your exercise by jumping to conclusions, pushing your luck and dodging responsibilities. Don’t get your exercise by jumping to conclusions, pushing your luck and dodging responsibilities. A squeaking wheel may get the grease; but, it also may be the first to be replaced. A squeaking wheel may get the grease; but, it also may be the first to be replaced.

17. A wise man shapes himself to circumstances as water shapes itself to the vessel that it’s in. A wise man shapes himself to circumstances as water shapes itself to the vessel that it’s in. A good man tests his strength when he lifts a burden from his neighbor’s shoulders. A good man tests his strength when he lifts a burden from his neighbor’s shoulders.

18. Worry wastes today’s time cluttering tomorrow’s opportunities with yesterday’s troubles. Worry wastes today’s time cluttering tomorrow’s opportunities with yesterday’s troubles. There is a big difference between good, sound reasons and reasons that just sound good. There is a big difference between good, sound reasons and reasons that just sound good.

19. Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it and virtue is actually doing it. Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it and virtue is actually doing it. A good memory is a great thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness. A good memory is a great thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.

20. Doing nothing is the hardest thing in life because you never know when you’re through. Doing nothing is the hardest thing in life because you never know when you’re through. Anger destroys the vessel from which it is stored, not the object upon which it is poured. Anger destroys the vessel from which it is stored, not the object upon which it is poured.

21. You cannot fly like an eagle with the wings of a wren. William Henry Hudson God gives every bird his food, but He does not throw it into its nest. J.G. Holland Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best. Henry Van Dyke Fletcher You cannot fly like an eagle with the wings of a wren. William Henry Hudson God gives every bird his food, but He does not throw it into its nest. J.G. Holland Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best. Henry Van Dyke Fletcher Click mouse, or touch space bar, to end program Click mouse, or touch space bar, to end program