THOUGHT-A-DAY FOR AUGUST 1999
August 11, 1999
There are two things to aim at in life; first, to get what you want; and after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second.
--Logan Pearsall Smith
August 12, 1999
The real difference between men is energy. A strong will, a settled purpose, an invincible determination, can accomplish almost anything; and in this lies the distinction between great men and little men.
-- Fuller
August 13, 1999
The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
-- Moliere
August 14, 1999
I think luck is the sense to recognize an opportunity and the ability to take advantage of it. Every one has bad breaks, but everyone also has opportunities. The man who can smile at his breaks and grab his chances gets on.
--Samuel Goldwyn
August 15, 1999
Keep true, never be ashamed of doing right; decide on what you think is right, and stick to it.
-- George Eliot
August 16, 1999
The human spirit is stronger than anything that can happen to it.
-- C. C. Scott
August 17, 1999
It is no great thing to be humble when you are brought low; but to be humble when you are praised is a great and rare attainment.
-- St. Bernard
August 18, 1999
You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips.
--Goldsmith
August 19, 1999
Whether you be man or woman, you will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.
-- James Allen
August 20, 1999
For everything you have missed, you have gained something else.
-- Emerson
August 23, 1999
A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities; an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.
-- Reginald B. Monsell
August 24, 1999
The best advice I can give to any young man or young woman upon graduation from school can be summed up in exactly eight words, and they are -- be honest with yourself and tell the truth.
-- James A. Farley
August 25, 1999
Sometimes a noble failure services the world as faithfully as a distinguished success.
-- Dowden
August 26, 1999
It isn't the size of the dog in the fight; but the size of the fight in the dog, that counts!!
-- Harry Howell
August 27, 1999
The most thoroughly wasted of all days is that on which one has not laughed.
-- Chamfort
August 30, 1999
Have you learned lessons only of those who admired you, and were tender with you, and stood aside for you? Have you not learned great lessons from those who rejected you, and braced themselves against you, or disputed the passage with you?
-- Walt Whitman
August 31, 1999
The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man's foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher.
-- Thomas Huxley
