“That best portion of a good man’s life—

His little, nameless, unremembered acts—

Of kindness and of love. . .”

—William Wordsworth

“Opportunity is knocking—

Are you going to keep ignoring it—

Or are you going to take action. . .”

—Chandler Bolt

“It helps to focus on the higher motivations

of what we do (our gifts)—

and pursue excellence

through our work and play. . .

Rather than focus on the outcomes. . .

—Jane Friedman

“I count myself in nothing else so happy—

As in a soul rememb’ring my good friends. . .”

—William Shakespeare (Bolingbroke in “King Richard the Second”)

“An elegant sufficiency, content, retirement, rural quiet—

Friendship, books, ease and alternate labour—

Useful life, progressive virtue, and approving Heaven. . .”

—James Thomson

“Take your time—

Do it at your own pace. . .

Enjoy the journey—

No matter how long it takes. . .”

—Jeff Goins

“Make sure you are working toward

what you really want. . .”

—Joanna Penn

“O grant me, Heaven, a middle state—

Neither too humble nor too great. . .

More than enough for nature’s ends—

With something left to treat my friends. . .”

—David Mallet

“O what a tangled web we weave—

When first we practise to deceive. . .”

—Sir Walter Scott

“‘Tis better to have loved and lost—

Than never to have loved at all. . .”

—Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron