“An optimist is the person who has never had any experience at all.” PersonsOptimismOptimist Author:Don Marquis
“Review our priorities, ask the question; what's the best use of our time right now?” InspirationalUseAsksFocusRight NowPrioritiesOur TimeReviewsTime Management Author:Alan Lakein
“In all planning you make a list and you set priorities.” FocusListsPrioritiesPlanningTime Management Author:Alan Lakein
“To be too dissatisfied with ourselves is a weakness. To be too satisfied with ourselves is a stupidity.” StupidWeaknessStupiditySatisfiedDissatisfied Author:Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable
“Social intercourse, even friendship among most people, is a merely a business arrangement that lasts only so long as there is need.” PeopleNeedsLongLastsSocialBusinessArrangementsIntercourse Author:Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable
“It is a very trying task for deceitful people, always to have to cover up their lack of sincerity and to repair the breaking of their word.” PeopleTryingTasksSincerityCover UpsDeceitful Author:Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable
“It is neither a great praise nor a great blame when people say a tendency is in or out of fashion. If a tendency is as it should be at one time, it is always as it should be.” PeopleIfsShouldFashionPraiseBlameTendenciesOne Time Author:Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable
“Instead of taking care to acquaint ourselves with others, we only think of making ourselves known to them. It would be better to listen to other people in order to become enlightened rather than to speak so as to shine in front of them.” PeopleThinkingWould BeCareOrderSpeakKnownFrontsListeningShiningEnlightened Author:Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable
“One cannot always bestow all manner of things upon everybody. To refuse a request for just cause is as praiseworthy as to grant a request that is worthy. It is for this reason that the "no" of some people pleases more than the "yes" of others. A refusal accompanied by sweet words and a civil manner gives more satisfaction to a true heart than a favor given with bad grace.” PeopleGivingHeartReasonGivenCausesGraceSweetPleaseSatisfactionRefuseWorthyFavorsGrantsRequestRefusalPraiseworthyTrue HeartSweet Words Author:Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable
“When people reproach us, they only increase their own failings even as they are disclaiming them.” PeopleFailingIncreaseReproach Author:Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable