The greatest problem about old age is the fear that it may go on too long. Taylor, A.J.P.
The greatest results in life are usually attained by simple means and the exercise of ordinary qualities. These may for the most part be summed up in these two – common sense and perseverance. Feltham, Owen
The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart. Ingersoll, Robert Green
The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world…To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one. Ruskin, John
The happy man is not he who seems thus to others, but who seems thus to himself. Syrus, Publilius
The harder you fall, the higher you bounce. Anon.
The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax. Einstein, Albert
The heart of a man to the heart of a maid – Light of my tents, be fleet – Morning awaits at the end of the world, And the world is all at our feet. Kipling, Rudyard
The high-spirited man may indeed die, but he will not stoop to meanness. Fire, though it may be quenched, will not become cool. Hitopadesa, The
The higher the sun ariseth, the less shadow doth he cast; even so the greater is the goodness, the less doth it covet praise; yet cannot avoid its rewards in honours. Akhenaton
The highest reward for a person’s toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it. Ruskin