Words to inspire by influential people

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.  Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. #Rafikfarouk

Laughter is more about relationships than humor.  Robert Provine #rafikfarouk

To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.  Bertrand Russell #rafikfarouk

The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look  at the men he has around him.  Niccolo Machiavelli #rafikfarouk

Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.  Carol Burnett #rafikfarouk

Life is a dream for the wise,  a game for the fool,  a comedy for the rich,  a tragedy for the poor.  Sholom Aleichem #rafikfarouk

Believe deep down in your heart that you're destined to do great things.  Joe Paterno #rafikfarouk

You can find peace amidst the storms that threaten you.  Joseph B. Wirthlin #rafikfarouk

Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.  Dwight D. Eisenhower #rafikfarouk

A friend loves at all times,  And a brother is born for adversity.  Prov. 17:17 #rafikfarouk

More than a code of manners in war and love,  Chivalry was a moral system,  governing the whole of noble life.  Barbara Tuchman #rafikfarouk

Commitment is an act, not a word.  Jean-Paul Sartre #rafikfarouk

Very little is needed to make a happy life;  it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.  Marcus Aurelius #rafikfarouk

Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.  Marcus Tullius Cicero #rafikfarouk

It's always too early to quit.  Norman Vincent Peale #rafikfarouk

I may not have gone where I intended to go,  but I think I have ended up where I intended to be.  Douglas Adams #rafikfarouk

To succeed, you must first improve.  To improve, you must first practice.  To practice, you must first learn.  To learn, you must first fail.  Wesley Woo #rafikfarouk

Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.  Gloria Steinem #rafikfarouk

Necessity does the work of courage.  Nicholas M. Butler #rafikfarouk

A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read.  Mark Twain #rafikfarouk