When a man can do better than everyone else in the same walk, he does not make any very painful exertions to outdo himself. The progress of improvement ceases nearly at the point where competition ends.

When you encourage others, you in the process are encouraged because you"re making a commitment and difference in that person"s life. Encouragement really does make a difference. read more

• Thought Encourage Others Process Encouraged Making Commitment Difference Person Life Encouragement Really Does

You can be committed to Church but not committed to Christ, but you cannot be committed to Christ and not committed to church. read more

• Thought Committed Church Christ Cannot

No one can have all he wants, but a man can refrain from wanting what he has not, and cheerfully make the best of a bird in the hand. read more

• Thought Wants Man Refrain from Wanting What Cheerfully Best Bird Hand

Every great achiever is inspired by a great mentor. read more

• Thought Every Great Achiever Inspired by Mentor

There are scents, places, people and sounds that evoke painful secrets that start wars. You’re still a virus. You still live under my skin read more

• Experience Broken-heart Scents Places People Sounds Evoke Painful Secrets Start Wars Still Virus Live Under Skin

A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles. read more

• Thought Gentle Word Kind Look Good Natured Smile Work Wonders Accomplish Miracles

The soul of a journey is liberty, perfect liberty, to think, feel, do just as one pleases. read more

• Thought Soul Journey Liberty Perfect Think Feel Do Pleases

Few things tend more to alienate friendship than a want of punctuality in our engagements. I have known the breach of a promise to dine or sup to break up more than one intimacy. read more

• Thought Few Things Tend More Alienate Friendship Want Punctuality Our Engagements Known Breach Promise Dine Sup Break Up Intimacy

There is no one thoroughly despicable. We cannot descend much lower than an idiot; and an idiot has some advantages over a wise man. read more

• Thought Thoroughly Despicable Cannot Descend Much Lower Idiot Some Advantages Over Wise Man

We find many things to which the prohibition of them constitutes the only temptation. read more

• Thought Find Many Things Which Prohibition Them Constitutes Temptation