Inspirational thoughts

“It is good to be unselfish and generous; but don’t carry that too far. It will not do to give yourself to be melted down for the benefit of the tallow-trade; you must know where to find yourself.” George Eliot

“It sounds plausible enough tonight, but wait until tomorrow. Wait for the common sense of the morning.” – The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

“Wrinkles should merely indicate where the smiles have been.” Mark Twain

“Life is a storm, my young friend. You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next. What makes you a man is what you do when that storm comes.” -Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo

“There are always flowers for those who want to see them.” Henri Matisse

“All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.”

– Martin Buber

“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear—not absence of fear.” Mark Twain

“Forgotten is forgiven.” F. Scott Fitzgerald

“One of the deep secrets of life is that all that is really worth the doing is what we do for others.” Lewis Carroll