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. George Matthew Adams exultanthappynature Change image and share on social
It is easier to win than to fail. Everybody sides with the winner. But the failure walks alone. George Matthew Adams easyfailfailure Change image and share on social
Few people wear out before their time. Mostly they rust out, worry out, run out - spill out. A machine must have care and its different parts must be adjusted properly. No machine has ever approached the human machine. When it is right, it is in health. George Matthew Adams adjustapproachcare share on social
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. George Matthew Adams biggreatmake Change image and share on social
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 cheerfireplacelife Change image and share on social
We cannot waste time. We can only waste ourselves. George Matthew Adams timewaste Change image and share on social
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. George Matthew Adams dayfinishgift Change image and share on social
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! George Matthew Adams beautifulbeautyboat Change image and share on social
Character is greater than talent, genius, fame, money, friends - there is nothing to compare with it. A man may have all these and yet remain comparatively useless - be unhappy - and die a bankrupt in soul. George Matthew Adams bankruptcharactercomparatively share on social
Beauty of expression is so akin to the voice of the sea. George Matthew Adams akinbeautyexpression Change image and share on social
