Henry Ward Beecher - The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.

Henry Ward Beecher - The dog is the god of frolic

Henry Ward Beecher - Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.

Henry Ward Beecher - A thoughtful mind, when it sees a nation’s flag, sees not the flag, but the nation itself.”

Henry Ward Beecher - We never know the love of a parent till we become parents ourselves.

Ralph Waldo Emerson - What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

Ralph Waldo Emerson - What lies behind you and what lies in front of you pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.

Joan Rivers - I enjoy life when things are happening. I don't care if it's good things or bad things. That means you're alive.

N.C. Harley - Here there is a common thread of great achievers but it’s the opposite of how we think today. The common thread is patience.

Epictetus - There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.

Beyonce Knowles - Power means happiness; power means hard work and sacrifice.

Mark Hyman - Don't get me wrong, I admire elegance and have an appreciation of the finer things in life. But to me, beauty lies in simplicity.

Mother Teresa - Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.

Sir Ian McKellen - Personally, coming out was one of the most important things I’ve ever done, lifting from my shoulders the millstone of lies that I hadn’t even realized I was carrying.

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

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