Troubles of this life
Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough.
~ Josh Billings
Great Minds
Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune, but great minds rise above them.
~ Washington Irving
Pick up one of those pieces
If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces, never be afraid to pick one of those pieces up and begin again.
~ Flavia Weedn
Stick to one thing
Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.
~ Josh Billings
Stay with problems longer
It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.
~ Albert Einstein