Challenge is a dragon with a gift in its mouth

"Challenge is a dragon with a gift in its mouth... Tame the
dragon and the gift is yours."

-- Noela Evans

Mistakes are a part of being human

"Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes
for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be
learned the hard way. Unless it's a fatal mistake, which, at
least, others can learn from."

-- Al Franken

Mistake are not errors but lesson to be acquired. Let us not be afraid of committing mistakes, because it is only by having mistakes that we grow and develop. 

Politeness and consideration for others

"Politeness and consideration for others is like investing
pennies and getting dollars back."

-- Thomas Sowell

We can never tell how far and wide the fruit and effect of our politeness and consideration will be, just keep on doing it because somehow we can help many people and inspire others.

Although there may be nothing new under the sun

"Although there may be nothing new under the sun, what is old
is new to us and so rich and astonishing that we never tire of
it. If we do tire of it, if we lose our curiosity, we have
lost something of infinite value, because to a high degree it
is curiosity that gives meaning and savour to life."

-- Robertson Davies

Anything that we haven't see and encounter yet are new to us, although they are already existing long time ago. But the nice thing is that, anything that are new to us gives new experience and delight. The experience of happiness can't be bought by any amount, we will only appreciate it because it's priceless.

No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars

"No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or
sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the
human spirit."

-- Helen Keller

Pessimist is a negative attitude, it turns down bright ideas, it brings dark to light. While the opposite; optimist bring power and hope to achieved greater and wider horizons. It gives way to more opportunities.   

We waste time looking for the perfect lover

"The bottom line is that (a) people are never perfect, but
love can be, (b) that is the one and only way that the
mediocre and vile can be transformed, and (c) doing that makes
it that. We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead
of creating the perfect love."

-- Tom Robbins

Love is perfect but not the lover. This line will relate the humanness of man as being, one who is looking for perfect love but not the lover who does it perfectly. In looking and aspiring for perfect, one must learn and practice to do it in his life. We must learn to do and demonstrate perfect love not only to people but also to things and animals that are around us.

Yesterday is a dream, tomorrow but a vision

"Yesterday is a dream, tomorrow but a vision. But today
well-lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and
every tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well, therefore to this
day."

-- Sanskrit Proverb

The only way that we can go back to yesterday is by dream, things and time that are already gone can only be encountered and retrieve again through dream. Tomorrow is not only a vision but it is the coming reality. Today is what separates us from yesterday a dream of happiness, sometimes we want to repeat what had happened yesterday but only in dream that we could go back and refresh what had happened. But do not nail ourselves to the past, let us proceed with the passing of time, to experience every moment that we have in our lifetime. Cherished the privileged given to us, let us live everyday happily. 

Envy can be a positive motivator

"Envy can be a positive motivator. Let it inspire you to work
harder for what you want."

-- Robert Bringle

It is natural and normal that we get envy to others especially to those who are moving up. But what is not good for envy is when we think something bad against our fellow who is striving and sacrificing to move up. Envy is good if it will serve as motivator for us to strive and get better. May every feeling of envy be a factor to help us perform and do better.