Bertie C. Forbes

History has demonstrated
that the most notable winners
usually encountered heartbreaking
obstacles before they triumphed.
They won because they refused
to become discouraged
by their defeats.
~Bertie C. Forbes~

Anne Frank

How wonderful it is
that nobody need wait a single moment
before starting to improve the world.
~Anne Frank~

I don't think of all the misery
but of the beauty that still remains.
~Anne Frank~

The best remedy for those who are afraid,
lonely or unhappy is to go outside,
somewhere where they can be quiet,
alone with the heavens,
nature and God.
Because only then does one feel
that all is as it should be
and that God wishes
to see people happy,
amidst the simple beauty
of nature. As long as this exists,
and it certainly always will,
I know that then there will always be
comfort for every sorrow,
whatever the circumstances may be.
And I firmly believe that nature
brings solace in all troubles.
~Anne Frank~

Parents can only give good advice 
or put them on the right paths, 
but the final forming of a person's character 
lies in their own hands. 
~Anne Frank~

I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything 
I still believe that people are really good at heart. 
~Anne Frank~ 

Victor Frankl

A weak faith is weakened by predicaments 
and catastrophes, whereas a strong faith 
is strengthened by them. 
~Victor Frankl~ 

Benjamin Franklin

Nothing in life is certain
except death and taxes.
~Benjamin Franklin~

The constitution only gives people
the right to pursue happiness.
You have to catch it yourself.
~Benjamin Franklin~

Love your enemies,
for they tell you your faults.
~Benjamin Franklin~

A man is not completely born
until he is dead.
~Benjamin Franklin~

Write injuries in dust,
benefits in marble.
~Benjamin Franklin~

I will speak ill of no man,
and speak all the good I know
of everybody.
~Benjamin Franklin~

If a man empties his purse into his head,
no one can take it away from him.
An investment in knowledge
always pays the best interest.
~Benjamin Franklin~

Remember not only to say the right thing
in the right place, but far more difficult still,
to leave unsaid the wrong thing
at the tempting moment.
~Benjamin Franklin~

Fear not death,
for the sooner we die
the longer we shall be immortal.
~Benjamin Franklin~

Genius without education
is like silver in the mine.
~Benjamin Franklin~

While we may not be able to control
all that happens to us,
we can control what happens inside us.
~Benjamin Franklin~

God heals
and the Doctor
takes the fee.
~Benjamin Franklin~

Keep your eyes wide open
before marriage, half shut afterwards.
~Benjamin Franklin~

Hide not your talents,
they for use were made.
What's a sundial in the shade?
~Benjamin Franklin~

Be civil to all,
sociable to many,
familiar with few,
friend to one,
enemy to none.
~Benjamin Franklin~

Remember that time is money.
~Benjamin Franklin~

They that can give up essential liberty
to purchase a little temporary safety
deserve neither liberty or safety.
~Benjamin Franklin~

If you would be loved,
love and be lovable.
~Benjamin Franklin~

A penny saved is a penny earned
~Benjamin Franklin~

Joy is not in things!
It is in us!
~Benjamin Franklin~

Great beauty, great strength,
and great riches
are really and truly of no great use;
a right heart exceeds all.
~Benjamin Franklin~

As we must account for every idle word, 
so must we account for every idle silence. 
~Benjamin Franklin~

He that has done you a kindness 
will be more ready to do you another, 
than he whom you yourself have obliged. 
~Benjamin Franklin~

He who shall introduce into public affairs 
the principles of primitive Christianity 
will change the face of the world. 
~Benjamin Franklin~

If you would not be forgotten 
as soon as you are dead, 
either write something worth reading 
or do things worth writing. 
~Benjamin Franklin~

To be humble to superiors is duty, 
to equals courtesy, 
to inferiors nobleness. 
~Benjamin Franklin~ 

The longer I live,
the more convincing proofs
I see of this truth:
that God governs in the affairs
of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall
to the ground without His notice,
is it probable that an empire
can rise without His aid?
~Benjamin Franklin~

Arthur Freeman

...look at that word blame.
It's just a coincidence
that the last two letters spell the word me.
But that coincidence is worth thinking about.
Other people or unfortunate circumstances
may have caused you to feel pain,
but only you control whether you
allow that pain to go on.
If you want those feelings to go away,
you have to say:
"It's up to me."
~Arthur Freeman~

Robert Freeman

Character is not made in a crisis --
it is only exhibited.
~Robert Freeman~

Tim Freeman

When they took the fourth amendment, 
I was silent because I don't deal drugs. 
When they took the sixth amendment, 
I kept quiet because I know I'm innocent. 
When they took the second amendment, 
I said nothing because I don't own a gun. 
Now they've come for the first amendment, 
and I can't say anything at all. 
~Tim Freeman~ 

Sonya Friedman

The way you treat yourself
sets the standard for others.
~Sonya Friedman~

Anna Freud

I was always looking outside 
myself for strength and confidence 
but it comes from within. 
It is there all the time. 
~Anna Freud~

Patrica Fripp

Words represent your intellect.
The sound, gesture and movement
represent your feelings.
~Patrica Fripp~

Erich Fromm

Man's main task in life 
is to give birth to himself, 
to become what he potentially is. 
The most important product 
of his effort is his own personality.
~Erich Fromm~

Integrity simply means
a willingness not to violate one's identity.
~Erich Fromm~

Men are born equal
but they are also born different.
~Erich Fromm~

Immature love says:
“I love you because I need you.”
Mature love says:
“I need you because I love you.”
~Erich Fromm~

Not he who has much is rich,
but he who gives much.
~Erich Fromm~

Who will tell whether
one happy moment of love
or the joy of breathing or
walking on a bright morning
and smelling the fresh air,
is not worth all the suffering
and effort which life implies.
~Erich Fromm~

Love means to commit oneself without guarantee, 
to give oneself completely in the hope that our love 
will produce love in the loved person. 
Love is an act of faith, 
and whoever is of little faith is also of little love. 
~Erich Fromm ~

Paul Frost

"What do you think of God,"
the teacher asked. After a pause,
the young pupil replied,
"He's not a think, He's a feel."
~Paul Frost~

Robert Frost

Education is the ability
to listen to almost anything
without losing your temper
or your self-confidence.
~Robert Frost~

In three words I can sum up
everything I've learned about life.
It goes on.
~Robert Frost~

Robert Fulghum

Peace is not something you wish for; 
it's something you make, 
something you do, 
something you are, 
something you give away. 
~Robert Fulghum~

Millard Fuller

It's not your blue blood, 
your pedigree or your college degree. 
It's what you do with your life that counts. 
~Millard Fuller~ 

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