“Nine-tenths of wisdom consists in being wise in time.” – Teddy Roosevelt

“If everybody was satisfied with himself, there would be no heroes.” – Mark Twain

“To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves.” – Will Durant

“There’ll be two dates on your tombstone and all your friends will read them. But all that’s gonna matter is that little dash between them.” – Kevin Welch

“Every man stamps his value on himself…man is made great or small by his own will.” – J.C.F. von Schiller

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“We have met the enemy and he is us.” – Walt Kelly as Pogo

“He who seeks for applause only from without has all his happiness in another’s keeping.” – Oliver Goldsmith

“I was seldom able to see an opportunity until it had ceased to be one.” – Mark Twain

“Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back on himself.” – Charles De Gaulle