Great Throughts Treasury

"Doughnut shop: No slam-dunking"

"Enthusiasm: Get-up-and-glow"

"In an allergist's office: Sneezin's Greetings"

"If you want happiness, provide it to others"

"Faith in yourself will make despair disappear"

"Happiness comes and goes and is short on staying power."

"Fear fades when facts are faced."

"In times of emergency, always say nothing doing to doing nothing."

"Junk is the stuff we throw away. Stuff is the junk we keep."

"Janitorial service: Grand Ole Mopry"

"In every triumph there's a lot of try."

"Keeping your fears to yourself is a form of courage"

"Massage: A basic human knead"

"Maturity: Acting your age instead of your urge"

"Modesty is the triumph of mind over flattery."

"Learn to listen. Opportunity could be knocking at your door very softly."

"Listening to both sides of a story will convince you that there is more to a story than both sides."

"Oil spills are the grime of the century."

"Most political speeches are unbelieveabull."

"One of the greatest talents of all is the talent to recognize and to develop talent in others."

"Mountain climbing: scalesmanship"

"Pessimist: Nope addict"

"Noah's ark: Barn voyage"

"Professionalism is knowing how to do it, when to do it, and doing it."

"Progress depends upon the belief that things can always be better."

"Progress results from persistence with purpose"

"Reputations are made by searching for things that can't be done and doing them."

"Russian Actor: State trouper"

"Remember, a closed mouth gathers no foot."

"Sailing ships: Mast transit"

"Supermarket entrance: Say hello to good buys"

"Rent is dollars for quarters."

"The art of advice is to make the recipient believe he thought the thought of it himself."

"Swallow your pride occasionally, it's not fattening."

"The best cure for an off day is a day off"

"The best diet advice is: No thyself"

"The greatest obstacle to your success is probably you."

"The biggest bore is the person who is bored by everyone and everything."

"Wise men argue causes, and fools decide them."

"The ultimate test of whether you possess a sense of humor is your reaction when someone tells you you don't."

"The ladder of success doesn't care who climbs it."

"When it comes to winning, you need the skill and the will."

"The trouble with advice is that you can't tell if it's good or bad until you've taken it."

"There is no greater loan than a sympathetic ear."

"You can't be envious and happy at the same time"