A mother is not a person lean on?
“A mother is not a person to lean on but a person to make leaning unnecessary.” – Dorothy Canfield Fisher via flickr Robert Couse-Baker | CC 2.0
A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining
“A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken.” – James Dent via flickr Ed Garcia | CC 2.0
A person cannot directly choose his circumstances
“A person cannot directly choose his circumstances, but he can choose his thoughts, and so indirectly, yet surely, shape his circumstances.” – James Allen via flickr Victor U | CC 2.0
A place for everything
“A place for everything and everything in its place.” – Benjamin Franklin via flickr Nicki Mannix | CC 2.0
A pleasure is not full grown
“A pleasure is not full grown until it is remembered.” – CS Lewis via flickr Miyo Sekimoto | CC 2.0
A proverb is a short sentence
“A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience.” – Miguel de Cervantes via flickr Eli Duke | CC sa 2.0
A small woman’s big mouth
“A small woman can have a big mouth.” – Yiddish Proverb via flickr Pomeranian Dog | CC 2.0
A true friend reaches your hand
“A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart.” – Unknown via flickr Stanze | CC sa 2.0
A wise man hears and understands
“A wise man hears one word and understands two.” – Yiddish Proverb via flickr dasWebweib | CC sa 2.0
A woman is like a tea bag
“A woman is like a tea bag: You never know her strength until you drop her in hot water.” – Nancy Reagan via flickr Bev Sykes | CC 2.0
Achievement and the optimist
“Achievement has always belonged to the optimist.” – J. Harold Wilkins via flickr Ricardo’s Photography | CC 2.0
Act like a lady work like a dog
“ACT like a lady, LOOK like a girl; THINK like a man, and WORK like a dog.” – Caroline K. Simon via flickr Moyan Brenn | CC 2.0
Adventure is not outside but within
“Adventure is not outside man – it is within.” – David Grayson via flickr Avi | CC sa 2.0
Adversity causes some men to break
“Adversity causes some men to break – others to break records.” – William A. Ward via flickr Pete Bellis | CC 2.0
Advice is what we ask for
“Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t.” – Erica Jong via flickr Ricardo’s Photography | CC 2.0
After climbing a great hill, many more hills to climb
“After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.” – Nelson Mandela via flickr Ben Kubota | CC 2.0
Age does not protect you from love
“Age does not protect you from love. But love, to some extent, protects you from age.” – Jeanne Moreau via flickr Daveynin | CC 2.0
All difficult things origin in easy
“All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy and great things in that which is small.” – Lao-Tzu via flickr 4Neus | CC 2.0
All our dreams can come true
“All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.” – Walt Disney via flickr Nathan Duderstadt | CC 2.0
All receive advice wise profit
“All receive advice. Only the wise profit from it.” – Syrus via flickr Sean P. Anderson | CC 2.0
All the flowers of all of the tomorrows
“All the flowers of all of the tomorrows are in the seeds of today.” – Chinese Proverb via flickr Pedro Ribeiro Simoes | CC 2.0
All the loveliest things come simply
“All the loveliest things come simply.” – Edna St. Vincent Millay via flickr David Francis | CC 2.0
Always look at what you have left
“Always look at what you have left. Never look at what you have lost.” – Robert Schuller via flickr Jeremy Eades | CC sa 2.0
Animals have long tongues but can’t speak
“Animals have long tongues but can’t speak; men have short tongues and shouldn’t speak.” – Yiddish Proverb flickr gr8what | CC sa 2.0
As soon as you feel too old to do a thing, do it!
“As soon as you feel too old to do a thing, do it!” – Margaret Deland via flickr Alexey Matveichev | CC sa 2.0
Being unashamedly human
“Being unashamedly human” – Isaac Stern via flickr Pedro Ribeiro Simões | CC 2.0
The best and most beautiful things
“The best and most beautiful things in the world…must be felt with the heart.” – Helen Keller via flickr EMR | CC 2.0
Chance favors the prepared mind
“Chance favors the prepared mind.” – Louis Pasteur via flickr Stephen Bowler | CC 2.0
Creativity is a combination
“Creativity is a combination of discipline and a CHILDLIKE spirit.” – Robert Greene via flickr choco@Nerima | Public Domain
Creativity is intelligence having fun
“Creativity is intelligence having fun.” – Albert Einstein via flickr Graham Stanley | CC 2.0
An essential aspect of creativity
“An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail.” – Dr. Edwin Land via flickr Gerald Adams | CC 2.0
Creativity takes courage
“Creativity takes courage.” – Henri Matisse via flickr Alex Gorzen | CC sa 2.0
Do not wait
“Do not wait – the time will never be ‘just right.'” – Napoleon Hill via flickr Lindsay Attaway | CC sa 2.0
Do one thing every day that scares you
“Do one thing every day that scares you.” – Eleanor Roosevelt via flickr Rhonda | CC sa 2.0
Dream deep
“Dream deep,for every dream precedes the goal.” – Pamela Vaull Starr via flickr Trish Hamme | CC 2.0
Everything has its beauty
“Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.” – Andy Warhol via flickr istolethetv | CC 2.0
Far away there in the sunshine
“Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations.” – Louisa May Alcott via flickr Ed Garcia | CC 2.0
Few people know how to be old
“Few people know how to be old.” – La Rochefoucauld via flickr Denise Coronel | CC sa 2.0
Grow old along with me
“Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be…” – Robert Browning via flickr Stanze | CC sa 2.0
He who knows others is wise
“He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened.” – Anonymous via flickr Pank Seelen | CC sa 2.0
I begin with an idea
“I begin with an idea and then it becomes something else.” – Pablo Picasso via flickr Dineshraj Goomany | CC sa 2.0
If I have the belief that I can do it…
“If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.” – Mahatma Gandhi via flickr Mitchel Jones | CC sa 2.0
If I keep on saying to myself…
“If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it.” – Mahatma Gandhi via flickr julie | CC 2.0
If we all threw our problems in a pile
“If we all threw our problems in a pile and we saw everyone else’s, we’d grab our’s back.” – Regina Brett via flickr Stephen Bowler | CC 2.0
I’m not telling you it is going to be easy
“I’m not telling you it is going to be easy – I’m telling you it’s going to be worth it.” – Art Williams via flickr jb | CC 2.0
Imagination is the highest kite one can fly
“Imagination is the highest kite one can fly.” – Lauren Bacall via flickr Allen Skyy | CC 2.0
In games that many men discover their paradise
“In games that many men discover their paradise.” – Robert Lynd via flickr Crystal Rolfe | CC 2.0
It always seems impossible until it’s done
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela via flickr Peter Linehan | CC 2.0
It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves
“It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and impossible to find it elsewhere.” – Anges Reppler via flickr Santi P.A. | CC sa 2.0
Kind words can be short and easy to speak
“Kind words can be short and easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless.” – Mother Teresa via flickr tab2_dawa | CC 2.0
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” – Helen Keller via flickr maxstrz | CC 2.0
Life isn’t a matter of milestones but of moments
“Life isn’t a matter of milestones but of moments.” – Rose Kennedy via flickr Nicki Mannix | CC 2.0
Love is the emblem of eternity
“Love is the emblem of eternity. It confounds all notion of time.” – Anna Louise de Sta‘l via flickr Yoshiki | CC 2.0
Love we give away is the only love we keep
“Love we give away is the only love we keep.” – Elbert Hubbard via Flickr: Stephen Bowler | CC 2.0
Love yourself first and everything else falls into line
“Love yourself first and everything else falls into line.” – Lucille Ball via flickr Jonny Green | CC 2.0
Man often becomes what he believes himself to be
“Man often becomes what he believes himself to be.” – Mahatma Gandhi via flickr localpups | CC 2.0
Men occasionally stumble over the truth
“Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened.” – Winston Churchill via flickr Denise Coronel | CC sa 2.0
Miracles are natural
“Miracles are natural. When they do not occur, something has gone wrong.” – Helen Schucman via flickr scott spaeth | CC sa 2.0
My doctors told me I would never walk again
“My doctors told me I would never walk again. My mother told me I would. I believed my mother.” – Wilma Rudolph via flickr Stephen Bowler | CC 2.0
Nobody has ever measured…how much the heart can hold
“Nobody has ever measured…how much the heart can hold.” – Zelda Fitzgerald via flickr Mitchel Jones | CC sa 2.0
Nothing on earth can stop the man with the right mental attitude
“Nothing on earth can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal. Nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.” – Thomas Jefferson via flickr Stanze | CC sa 2.0
Opportunities are usually disguised by hard work
“Opportunities are usually disguised by hard work, so most people don’t recognize them.” – Ann Landers via flickr Fernanda Cerioni | CC 2.0
People who are crazy enough to think they can change the world
“People who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.” – Steve Jobs via flickr nociveglia | CC 2.0
Perfection is achieved
“Perfection is achieved…when there is nothing left to take away.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery via flickr Ben Kubota | CC 2.0
Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul
“Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul.” – Pamela Vaull Starr via flickr Kristina Servant | CC 2.0
Start where you stand & work with tools you have
“Start where you stand & work with tools you have. Better tools will be found as you go along.” – Napoleon Hill via flickr Stephen Bowler | CC 2.0
The best way to predict your future is to create it
“The best way to predict your future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln via flickr sally9258 | CC 2.0
The future belongs to those who believe
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt via flickr choco@Nerima | CC Public Domain
The litle difference is attitude
“The LITTLE DIFFERENCE [between people] is attitude. The BIG DIFFERENCE is whether it is positive or negative.” – W. Clement Stone via flickr Stephen Bowler | CC 2.0
The most precious possession
“The most precious possession that ever comes to a man in this world is a woman’s heart.” – Josiah G. Holland via flickr elaine moore | CC 2.0
The only place where your dream becomes impossible
“The only place where your dream becomes impossible is in your own thinking.” – Robert H. Schuller via flickr David Francis | CC 2.0
There is no genius in life like the genius of energy and industry
“There is no genius in life like the genius of energy and industry.” – Donald Grant Mitchell via flickr Garden State Hiker | CC 2.0
There’s nothing like staying at home for real comfort
“There’s nothing like staying at home for real comfort.” – Jane Austen via flickr Jelly Dude | CC 2.0
Though no one can go back and make a brand new start
“Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.” – Carl Bard via flickr dave.see | CC 2.0
Travelling is almost like talking with men of other centuries
“Travelling is almost like talking with men of other centuries.” – Rene Descartes via flickr Stephen Bowler | CC 2.0
Understanding human needs is half the job of meeting them
“Understanding human needs is half the job of meeting them.” – Adlai Stevenson via flickr Mike Sinko | CC sa 2.0
We are not rich by what we possess but rather by what we can do without
“We are not rich by what we possess but rather by what we can do without.” – Immanuel Kant via flickr zorilla | CC 2.0
We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are
“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.” – Anas Nin via flickr Torsten Behrens | CC 2.0
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson via flickr Brandon Leon | CC sa 2.0
When a child is born so are grandmothers
“When a child is born so are grandmothers.” – Judith Levy via flickr Petteri Sulonen | CC 2.0
You don’t stop laughing because you grow old
“You don’t stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop laughing.” – Michael Pritchard via flickr bluesundrops | CC 2.0
You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world
“You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.” – Lucille Ball via flickr Michael Gwyther-Jones | CC 2.0
Your character is what you really are
“Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” – Dale Carnegie via flickr Rego Korosi | CC sa 2.0