I took this book out of the library because the title intrigued me.
I think it was not well edited (not that I really know much about these things - just my gut feel.)
I was disappointed, and I also appreciated reading it.
It is basically a collection of quotes from here and there - some not attributed that I could determine...
Some quotes I collected:
"Rebellion against your handicaps gets you nowhere. Self pity gets you no where. One must be adventurous and daring and accept oneself as a bundle of possibilities and undertake the most interesting game in the world - making the most of one's best." Henry Emerson Fosdick p ?
"If you know your enemy and you know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles." Sun Tzu 500BC p 80
"So why let yourself get angry? The minute you get angry, you lose. The action you take is not going to be as smart or appropriate as it would have been if you kept your cool." p118
"... don't get mad, get curious."
"Real joy comes not from ease or riches or from the praise of others, but from doing something worthwhile." Sir Richard Grenfell p 125
"Be happy with your lot - not only in terms of quality, not only with what you have, but for as long as you have it. Be happy with your future here and now - whatever it may be." Ben Zomo p 160
"A wise man is one who can learn from every experience. The rich man is one who knows how to be happy with whatever he has. The power of the truly strong (person) is that he can exercize self-control." p160
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