When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.

When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.

We must make the best of those ills which cannot be avoided.

We must make the best of those ills which cannot be avoided.

Don't be afraid to take one large step because you can't cross a chasm in two small leaps. One generation read more

Don't be afraid to take one large step because you can't cross a chasm in two small leaps. One generation plants trees, and the next enjoys the shade. If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it. -Unknown.

Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.

Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.

It is only too easy to make suggestions and later try to escape the consequences of what we say.

It is only too easy to make suggestions and later try to escape the consequences of what we say.

Character is more important than intelligence for success.

Character is more important than intelligence for success.

If I'd known I was gonna live this long. I'd have taken better care of myself. [Eubie Blake At Age read more

If I'd known I was gonna live this long. I'd have taken better care of myself. [Eubie Blake At Age 100].

Ignorance of one's misfortunes is clear gain.

Ignorance of one's misfortunes is clear gain.

The best advisers, helpers and friends, always are not those who tell us how to act in special cases, but read more

The best advisers, helpers and friends, always are not those who tell us how to act in special cases, but who give us, out of themselves, the ardent spirit and desire to act right, and leave us then, even through many blunders, to find out what our own form of right action is.