Here is my selection of the best life sayings of all time.
In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. - Albert Einstein
It is better to play than do nothing. - Confucius
If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way. - Confucius
There are seven things that will destroy us:
Wealth without work;
Pleasure without conscience;
Knowledge without character;
Religion without sacrifice;
Politics without principle;
Science without humanity;
Business without ethics.
- Gandhi
I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me. - Dudley Field Malone
Whether you think you can, or think you can't, you're probably right. - Henry Ford
You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. - Wayne Gretzky
Until you're ready to look foolish, you'll never have the possibility of being great. - Cher
In looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. And if they don't have the first, the other two will kill you. - Warren Buffett
An obstacle is often a stepping stone. - William Prescott
Never ruin an apology with an excuse. - Benjamin Franklin
The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything. - Oscar Wilde
A journey of a thousand leagues begins beneath one’s feet. - Lao Tzu
A wedding is just like a funeral except that you get to smell your own flowers. - Grace Hansen
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. - Henry S. Haskins
Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind. - Emily P. Bissell
Grief does not change you... It reveals you. - John Green
If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people. - Confucius
The power of imagination makes us infinite. - John Muir
Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. - Charles R. Swindoll
The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you've got to put up with the rain. - Dolly Parton
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people. - Eleanor Roosevelt
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. - Confucius
If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people. - Virginia Woolf
What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Don’t let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was. - Richard L. Evans
Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are. - Chinese Proverb
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. - Theodore Roosevelt