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‘The best doctors in the world,’ he declared, ‘are Doctor Diet, Doctor Quiet, and Doctor Merryman.’
There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and, after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second.’
I Wanted to See.
If you can’t be a highway, then just be a trail, If you can’t be the sun, be a star; It isn’t by size that you win or you fail— Be the best of whatever you are!
Two men looked out from prison bars, One saw the mud, the other saw the stars.
The most important thing in life is not to capitalise on your gains. Any fool can do that. The really important thing is to profit from your losses. That requires intelligence; and it makes the difference between a man of sense and a fool.’
‘Doing good to others is not a duty. It is a joy, for it increases your own health and happiness.’
‘A
bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that
let’s never waste a minute thinking about people we don’t like.
‘Men do not die from overwork. They die from dissipation and worry.’