Who knows not sacrifice may never gain freedom.

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

The face of a truly happy man seldom lacks smiles.

Histories don’t make men; men make histories.

When I was foolish, I detested sagacity. I ate the fruits of my foolishness and ignorance. I thank God because I was once foolish. It was from my foolishness that I learnt and understood the...

Holding on, holding out and holding fast when the going is tough constitutes a winning mindset.

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.

Take charge of your life! The tides do not command the ship. The sailor does.

Education is for freedom – freedom from mental slavery.

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

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

The mind is the mine of man, wherein he digs out good or evil.

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

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...

Whatever will be, will be, if and only if you let it be.

To shine and outshine the shining stars, to take your abilities to the greatest height, to sit on top of the world, you must fortify yourself with persistence, the determination and willingness to stay in...

Mere hope isn’t enough to change destiny. One must act.

The peak of happiness is attained when a person has accepted to be what he is.

Happiness springs up from within. Do not seek it without.

Invariably, we all are ‘MIND LORDS’.

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

A man who has come to the full realization of his responsibility to men won’t stick to one man. It will be foolhardy if he does that.

Fate determines a man’s beginning. The man, by choice, determines his end.

Excellence is a lifestyle, not a coincidence.

80% of man’s happiness is based on love – love for others, love for self, love for family, love for friends, love for work, love for nature, and love for being loved.

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

Knowing trees, I came to realize, understand and appreciate the act of patience.

Mind your mind, soon, you will mine from it.

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

Failure does not connote that you achieved nothing. It denotes that you are on an adventure towards finding what will eventually advance you to the realization of your goals.

As the sun shines I will make hayTo keep failure at bayFor there remaineth a payFor my honest toil each day.

I have learnt from the politics of my great country, Nigeria that there is nothing wrong with the heads of states, but there is something wrong with the state of the heads.

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

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

Where would we have been without the discoveries of our predecessors, and where are we going without your discoveries?

To imagine is to risk being mentally blind.

Waiting is a form of passive persistence.

Over the years, I’ve come to realize that determination makes one to punch above one’s weight.

Decode the message of failure and enjoy the fortune thereof.

A man’s genius seems to befriend the more when he reads with open heart, the masterpiece of masterminds, the sagacity of sages, and the ingenious words of geniuses of ages.

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

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

There are some people who walk into your life and shed a new light in your entire being. Be grateful to such people.

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

Greatness is in influence, and not necessarily in affluence. It is not achieved by being a ‘paper millionaire’, but by being a ‘people millionaire’.

Perform your task and I shall know you. Perform your task and your genius shall befriend the more.

Do you know the opportunity you get when you fail? It is starting again – an opportunity to perform better.

To be the cynosure of all eyes, do the extraordinary when you are least expected.

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...

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