George Matthew Adams Quotes
In this life we get only those things for which we hunt, for which we strive, and for which we are willing to sacrifice.
It is a great thing to have a big brain, a fertile imagination, grand ideals, but the man with these, bereft of a good backbone, is sure to serve no useful end.
Keep out of your mind, and out of your office, and out of your world, every element that seeks admittance with no definite, helpful, useful end in view.
He who does not get fun and enjoyment out of every day...needs to reorganize his life
What you think means more than anything else in your life. More than what you earn, more than where you live, more than your social position, and more than what anyone else may think about you.
Let us remember that the Christmas heart is a giving heart, a wide open heart that thinks of others first.
There is no such thing as a 'self-made' man. We are made up of thousands of others.
Always expect the best. Then if you have to hurdle a few tough problems, you will have generated the strength and courage to do so.
He who praises another enriches himself far more than he does the one praised. To praise is an investment in happiness. The poorest human being has something to give that the richest could not buy.
A cheerful frame of mind, reinforced by relaxation... is the medicine that puts all ghosts of fear on the run.
Encouragement is oxygen to the soul. Good work can never be expected from a worker without encouragement. No one ever climbed spiritual heights without it. No one ever lived without it.
The further you get from nature, the less happy you are; and the nearer, the more exultant you become over the world and all that there is in it.
I said to myself that I shall try to make my life like an open fireplace, so that people may be warmed and cheered by it and so go out themselves to warm and cheer.
It's marvelous the change that comes about when a man gets together all his forces and centers them upon the doing of one thing at a time.
It is easier to win than to fail. Everybody sides with the winner. But the failure walks alone.
The organized person ... makes the most of his time and goes to his bed for the night perfectly relaxed for rest and renewal.
No matter what your work today, if it is worth while at all - time to plan it out, time to do it well, and time to finish it, is your day's greatest gift and your greatest job.
Courage is heartworth making itself felt in deeds. It never waits for chances; it makes chances.
What is more beautiful than a sea of water with a number of white-winged boats skirting its surface? Poetry and beauty contesting with the wind and the waves!
If we had no regard for others' feelings or fortune, we would grow cold and indifferent to life itself.
Each day of your life, as soon as you open your eyes in the morning, you can square away for a happy and successful day.
People do not want what we have in our pockets half as much as they want what is in our hearts. If we combine both, intelligently, however, according to our means, we give wisely and well.
No one owns you. One hundred per cent of the stock in your personal corporation belongs to you.
No one ever gets too big to make mistakes. The secret is that the big man is greater than his mistakes, because he rises right out of them and passes beyond them.
If you have nothing to do, look at yourself and see if there isn't something close at hand that you can improve. It may make you wealthy, although it is more likely it will make you happy.
Courage is heartworth making itself felt in deeds. It never waits for chances it makes chances.
A cheerful frame of mind reinforced by relaxation which in itself banishes fatigue is the medicine that puts all ghosts of fear on the run.
He who does not get fun and enjoyment out of every day ... needs to reorganize his life.
If we had no regard for others' feelings or fortune we would grow cold and indifferent to life itself.
In this life we get only those things for which we hunt for which we strive and for which we are willing to sacrifice.
We can accomplish almost anything within our ability if we but think that we can!