Be careful when you cast out your demons that you don’t throw away the best of yourself.
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) German Philosopher, Scholar, Writer
To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best.
—William Makepeace Thackeray (1811–63) English Novelist
The best horse doesn’t always win the race.
—Irish Proverb
No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because death is very likely the single best invention of life.
—Steve Jobs (1955–2011) American Entrepreneur, Businessperson
Civilization had too many rules for me, so I did my best to rewrite them.
—Bill Cosby (b.1937) American Actor, Comedian, Activist, Producer, Author
A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor’s book.
—Irish Proverb
Die when I may, I want it said of me by those who know me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower when I thought a flower would grow.
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–65) American Head of State
It’s important to focus on what we do best and master one craft at a time.
—Russell Simmons (b.1957) American Music Promoter
Nothing goes by luck in composition. It allows of no tricks. The best you can write will be the best you are.
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–62) American Philosopher
Things turn out best for the people who make the best out of the way things turn out.
—Art Linkletter (1912–2010) Canadian-American Radio and TV Personality
Intellect helps us to see the best means and manner of doing the right thing, but intellect never shows us the right thing.
—Wallace Wattles (1860–1911) American New Thought Author
To get paid the best, you must be the best.
—T. Harv Eker (b.1954) American Motivational Speaker, Lecturer, Author
Finding the center of strength within ourselves is in the long run the best contribution we can make to our fellow men.
—Rollo May (1909–94) American Philosopher
When you have a thought that is not in alignment with your highest vision change to a new thought! Then and there. When you say a thing that is out of alignment with your grandest idea, make a note not to say something like that again. When you do a thing that is misaligned with your best intention, decide to make that the last time. And make it right with whomever was involved if you can.
—Marlo Morgan (1937–98) American Novelist, Author
I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish Poet, Playwright
No man needs sympathy because he has to work. Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
—Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American Historian, Political Leader, Explorer
The really great man is often considered selfish by a large group of people who are connected with him and who feel that he might bestow upon them more benefits than he does.
—Wallace Wattles (1860–1911) American New Thought Author
Contrary to what most of us believe, happiness does not simply happen to us. It’s something that we make happen, and it results from doing our best. Feeling fulfilled when we live up to our potentialities is what motivates differentiation and leads to evolution.
—Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (1934–2021) Hungarian-American Psychologist
Do what you know best; if you’re a runner, run, if you’re a bell, ring.
—Ignaz Bernstein (1836–1909) Russian-Jewish Bibliophile
The best is good enough.
—German Proverb
The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm.
—Swedish Proverb
When the best things are not possible, the best may be made of those that are.
—Richard Hooker (1554–1600) English Anglican Theologian, Political Theorist
To excel means to reach beyond the best you have ever given because doing so matters to you personally, for its own sake. It means to run your own race—as an individual, team, or organization. To excel is to know your greatest strengths and passions, and to emphasize them while honestly admitting and managing your weaknesses.
—Robert K. Cooper (b.1957) American Author, Psychologist
The best place to succeed is where you are with what you have.
—Charles M. Schwab (1862–1939) American Businessperson
Independent of others and in concert with others, your main task in life is to do what you can best do and become what you can potentially be.
—Erich Fromm (1900–80) German-American Psychoanalyst, Social Philosopher
The man who has done his level best, and who is conscious that he has done his best, is a success, even though the world may write him down a failure.
—B. C. Forbes (1880–1954) Scottish-born American Journalist, Publisher
I have simply tried to do what seemed best each day, as each day came.
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–65) American Head of State
Like squirrels, the best in every business do what they have learned to do without questioning their abilities – they flat out trust their skills, which is why we call this high-performance state of mind the “Trusting Mindset”.
—John Eliot (b.1971) American Psychologist, Academic
Language learning deserves special mention. It is, bar none, the best thing you can do to hone clear thinking.
—Tim Ferriss (b.1977) American Self-help Author
If a man does his best, what else is there?
—George S. Patton (1885–1945) American Military Leader
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