Lydia M. Child - An effort made for the happiness of others lifts above ourselves.

Lydia Maria Child - “Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father.”

Lydia Maria Child - “No music is so pleasant to my ears as that word father.”

Buddha - No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.

Joan Didion - To us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves - there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.

Brené Brown - Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves even when we risk disappointing others.

Dan Pearce - People who love themselves, don’t hurt other people. The more we hate ourselves, the more we want others to suffer.

Samuel Smiles - Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.

Franklin D. Roosevelt - Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.

Shamita Shetty - I have made many decisions that I probably shouldn't have made, but life is about making mistakes, learning and moving on.

Rosalynn Carter - My mother made all of our clothes, my friends' mothers made all of their clothes. This was the Depression.

Agnes Repplier - It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere.

Robert Green Ingersoll - Happiness is the only good. The time to be happy is now. The place to be happy is here. The way to be happy is to make others so.

Henry Drummond - Happiness... consists in giving, and in serving others.

Oscar Wilde - Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.

Donovan Bailey - Follow your passion, be prepared to work hard and sacrifice, and, above all, don’t let anyone limit your dreams.