Serious Wisdom

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Acceptance

Human beings, like plants, grow in the soil of acceptance, not in the atmosphere of rejection. ~ John Powell

 

Accomplishment

We do not count a man’s years until he has nothing else to count. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Security lies in our ability to produce. ~ Douglas MacArthur

Achievement

The starting point of all achievement is desire. ~ Napoleon Hill

Action

I will go anywhere provided it is forward. ~ David Livingstone

Never confuse motion with action. ~ Ernest Hemingway

Never confuse activity with productivity. ~ Unknown

Nothing comes merely by thinking about it. ~ John Wanamaker

Adversity

It is easier to go down a hlll than up, but the view is best from the top. ~ Arnold Bennett

Age / Aging

You take care of every day – let the calendar take care of the years. ~ Ed Wynn

The most common cause of fear of old age is associated with the possibility of poverty. ~ Napoleon Hill

Agreeability

If you wish to appear agreeable in society you must consent to be taught many things which you know already. ~ Johann Kaspar Lavater

 

Anger

For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind. ~ Emerson

You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist. ~ Indira Ghandi

 

Appreciation

People love others not for who they are but for how they make them feel. ~ Irwin Federman

I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. ~ Maya Angelou