Ogwo David Emenike Quotes - Page 2

Every man is the craftsman of his future, whether he hone it himself or allow fate do it.

It is better to hope less than to be hopeless.

To be happy, you have to risk being unhappy.

I acquired courage from the masterpieces of sages. I came of age by their instructions to keep going, even in hard times. Then I learnt not to despair, even when it seemed that my world is falling apart. I learnt to possess fortitude.

When a man begins to do that which is assigned to him, it becomes as if he is more endowed and favoured than his fellows.

See your hard times through the spectacles of your experiences. They, too, shall pass away.

If we ask the right questions, we can change the world with the right answers.

Friendship is the grease of life.

With teamwork we are able to multiply our output and minimize individual input.

Every man is the conscious or unconscious author of his state.

First seek happiness from within, then you will find it without.

All of us are in the manufacturing industry - manufacturing either our own happiness or unhappiness.

I believe that our sole responsibility is to reach out, uplift one another and lighten one another's burdens. If we are not doing this, then we are yet to start living. What a man owes his fellow is a transforming encounter.

Success doesn't just happen. It is a product of hard work, grit and ingenuity.

We all have different paths in life. As in purpose, so is happiness. As our purposes differ, so do our roads to happiness differ, though we may have common grounds.

Nothing will bind the eyes of man quicker than the touch of compromise. A principle not compromised is a principle worth dying for. A dream not compromised is a dream worth living for.

Happiness is the good life that is marked by flourishing well-being, joy, prosperity, peace, satisfaction, and pleasure.

Happiness is in contentment, gratitude, and love. It is a lifestyle, not a location.

You can't do it better without teamwork.

People enter different paths seeking for happiness and fulfillment. We must respect other people's individuality. Just because they're not on your path doesn't mean they are on the wrong track.

Synergy without strategy results to waste of energy.

Developing your unique thought to the level of being appreciated and adopted by the world - that's genius.

That failure serves a purpose!

One of the most important things a man must bear in mind is this very thing - that he owes his fellow a transforming encounter.

In the classroom of hatred we learn pain, but love teaches us to forgive.

The commencement of true happiness is the realization that your happiness begins with you.

Love springs from the inside. It is the immortal surge of passion, excitement, energy, power, strength, prosperity, recognition, respect, desire, determination, enthusiasm, confidence, courage, and vitality, that nourishes, extends and protects. It possesses an external objective - life.

Always be happy, you never know how happy you can make another by just being happy.

While it is best to believe in oneself, a little more from others can be a great blessing, a thing to be thankful for.

While I was yearning for happiness I became happy.

Every man is an author - an author of his state.

In anything you set out to do, don't try your best. Do your best.

Like a warrior in the battlefield, a writer must endeavour to use his pen to stamp the paper with his identity.

The courage of one can change the course of all.

Our imagination goes ahead of us, bringing our yesterday's imagings into present realities.

The burden of knowledge is lighter than the joy of ignorance.

Education is for freedom - freedom from mental slavery.

If your failure is not a lesson, it's indeed a failure.

The greatest reward for a man's failure is not necessarily the consequent success, but what he becomes by it.

A man's life is about keeping rules, breaking them, and making new ones.

Happiness does not completely depend on comforts or opulence. Even a pauper can be happier than a prince.