We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses ~ Abraham Lincoln

The true measure of a man is how he treats you when others are not looking ~ Alessandra Torre

It takes a great deal of bravery to stand to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends ~ J.K. Rowling

Two things prevent us from happiness; living in the past and observing others.

We are addicted to our thoughts. We cannot change anything if we cannot change our thinking ~ Santosh Kalwar

Friendship, my definition , is built on two things. Respect and trust. Both elements have to be there and it has to be mutual. You can have respect for someone, but if you don't have trust, the friendship will crumble ~ Stieg Larsson

I don't think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains ~ Anne Frank

The beautiful journey of today can only begin when we learn to let go of yesterday ~ Steve Maraboli

Throughout life people will make you mad, disrespect you and treat you bad. Let God deal with the things they do, cause hate in your heart will consume you too ~ Will Smith.

Life is too short to waste any amount of time on wondering what other people think about you. In the first place, if they had better things going on in their lives, they wouldn't have the time to sit around and talk about you. What's important to me is not others' opinions of me, but what's important to me is my opinion of myself ~ C. JoyBell C

If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you. Don't be surly at home, then go out in the street and start grinning 'Good morning' at total strangers ~ Maya Angelou

Courage isn't having the strength to go on-it is going on when you don't have strength ~ Napoleon Bonaparte

Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens. - Jimi Hendrix