Adversity may be used as a stepping stone to better things, or it may be used as an excuse for failure. You can measure your own worth by your reactions to adversity. - Dr. J. M. Jussawalla
The well-read person is not the one who has read the largest number of books, but one who has read a fair number thoroughly and made them a part of himself (herself). - O. S. Marden
When someone has done you a wrong, to forget, to try to behave as though it had never happened can be very hard indeed. Try to put the incident out of your mind by concentrating on the person's good points - R. J. Heathorn
When we become fixed in the routine of unexpanding living, we are simply shutting ourselves away from life..... If doors are to be shut, let's shut them against the past and keep those that face the future open. - Margery Wilson
When you love yourself regardless of your personal shortcomings or past mistakes, you will find it very easy to love others as well, and you will be surprised to see how much they will also love you. - D. R. Butler
Worry is like a microscope. It makes every little misery look huge. We can use a telescope, and see far away into life. We shall see much, but worry we shall hardly notice. We shall find it so small. - Nicholas Rodery