I say 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. — George Matthew Adams Copy Share Image
Nearly all our ills are the result of neglect in some way or other. And this truth may be said to apply to the ills of nations as well. Negligence is at the bottom of all decay. And decay always… — George Matthew Adams Copy Share Image
There is no such thing as a "self-made" man. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind… — George Matthew Adams Copy Share Image
Sailing a boat calls for quick action, a blending of feeling with the wind and water as well as with the very heart and… — George Matthew Adams Copy Share Image
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… — George Matthew Adams Copy Share Image
“Every one of us, unconsciously, works out a personal philosophy of life, by which we are guided, inspired, and corrected, as time goes on.… — George Matthew Adams Copy Share Image
One reason why so many people are unhappy, not knowing why, is that they have burdened their minds with resentments. These evil thoughts pile… — George Matthew Adams Copy Share Image
I say to myself that I shall try to make my life like an open fireplace, so that people may be warmed and cheered… — George Matthew Adams Copy Share Image
“Each day of your life, as soon as you open your eyes in the morning, you can square away for a happy and successful… — George Matthew Adams Copy Share Image
It's what each of us sows, and how, that gives us character and prestige. — George Matthew Adams Copy Share Image
It is easier to win than to fail. Everybody sides with the winner. But the failure walks alone. — George Matthew Adams Copy Share Image
We can accomplish almost anything within our ability if we but think we can! Every great achievement in this world was first carefully thought… — George Matthew Adams Copy Share Image
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… — George Matthew Adams Copy Share Image
No one ever gets too big to make mistakes. The secret is that the big man is greater than his mistakes, because he rises… — George Matthew Adams Copy Share Image
