‘That which does not kill us makes us stronger.’ — Friedrich Nietzsche

‘Every man has his own destiny: the only imperative is to follow it, to accept it, no matter where it leads him.’ — Henry Miller

‘A man is what he thinks about all day long.’ — Ralph Waldo Emerson

‘It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.’ — Aristotle Onassis

‘Man - a being in search of meaning.’ — Plato

‘A person will sometimes devote all his life to the development of one part of his body - the wishbone.’ — Robert Frost

‘Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.’ — Joseph Addison

‘I’m a father; that’s what matters most. Nothing matters more.’ — Gordon Brown

‘It is a wise father that knows his own child.’ — William Shakespeare

‘Genius ain’t anything more than elegant common sense.’ — Josh Billings

‘The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.’ — Eric Hoffer

‘Each day is the scholar of yesterday.’ — Publilius Syrus

‘A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.’ — Arnold H. Glasow

‘Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all they have.’ — H. Jackson Brown Jr.

‘Life is a long lesson in humility.’ — James M. Barrie

‘The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy.’ — Carl von Clausewitz

‘Well done is better than well said.’ — Benjamin Franklin

‘Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity, or registering wrongs.’ — Charlotte Brontë

‘Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way.’ — Sophocles

‘Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are.’ — Bertolt Brecht

‘Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.’ — Dale Carnegie

‘If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.’ — Napoleon Bonaparte