Wes Fesler Quotes & Sayings

If we make every day better than the one before, today will be the best day yet, and the greatest days ever will await us in every tomorrow. — Wes Fesler

The most important thing you will ever give your children is a little of your time. — Wes Fesler

Never blame what you are on what someone else is. — Wes Fesler

The best part about burning your candle at both ends is that everything is much brighter in the middle. — Wes Fesler

When the world grinds you down, bent to tear you apart, cling to what you hold dear, and stay true to your heart. For the world has a way to dismantle your cause, to exploit what you lack and expose all your flaws. But when every layer of your being is gone, and it seems there's no point anymore to go on; just remember one thing, at the end of the day, when you have self-respect they can't take that away. — Wes Fesler

Maturity is developed by respecting others and accepting responsibility for violating that respect. — Wes Fesler

To hate is to deprive oneself of energy better spent on worthwhile endeavors. — Wes Fesler

Lies are like garbage that you can't throw away. They clutter your life, foul your air, and make living unbearable. — Wes Fesler

Fairness is man's ability to rise above his prejudices. — Wes Fesler

I am proactive in every duty, except that which requires action. — Wes Fesler

There is no almost in giving your all. — Wes Fesler

Assertiveness is most effective when least applied. — Wes Fesler

While parents should always provide shelter from a storm, they should sometimes allow children to play in the rain. — Wes Fesler

Though the boot may fit the foot, one can rarely stand in the tread of his own reputation. — Wes Fesler

Criticism is a painful pill to swallow, but it always makes you better. — Wes Fesler

There is no future in waiting for tomorrow. — Wes Fesler

There is no room for exclusion in family ... only love. — Wes Fesler

By persistent hard work you will rise to success, but ultimately your accomplishments will be measured by how you treated your loved ones on the way up. — Wes Fesler

Mankind grows taller, older, and ever more wise; but seldom truly up. — Wes Fesler

A perception of impossibility should never go unchallenged. — Wes Fesler

A thankful heart is never half-full or half-empty, but always overflowing with love. — Wes Fesler

One can never change the future by waiting 'till tomorrow. — Wes Fesler

Arrogance cometh before reality. — Wes Fesler

For every sacrifice, there is an expectation of reward. — Wes Fesler

I will never make my family perfect, but I will make it better everyday. — Wes Fesler

The only way to have room enough in our hearts to truly love others is to purge all hatred, and replace it with love. — Wes Fesler

Every diamond has the ability to shine when there is someone to recognize its good facets and inhibit its flaws. — Wes Fesler

Mankind's greatest achievements are found on thank you notes, not resumes. — Wes Fesler

Optimism is not the ability to live on the highest branch. It is the faith to learn to fly. — Wes Fesler

Never be too absorbed by your own ambitions to encourage those of your family. — Wes Fesler

Add a task to a busy person's plate, and it will get done in short order. Add a task to the plate of someone with nothing to do, and it will never get done. — Wes Fesler

No degree of worldly darkness can extinguish the glow of a soul's inner light. — Wes Fesler

In every difficult situation there is a door to opportunity for which optimism is the only key. — Wes Fesler

The most staunchly determined are but quitters of the right things. — Wes Fesler

In diversity we find our strongest bonds and most violent divides. — Wes Fesler

The only valid voice of one's reputation is that spoken by one's conscience. — Wes Fesler

Dignity is the reward of obeying your heart. — Wes Fesler

No amount of hatred can prevent an enemy from being right sometimes. — Wes Fesler

On a flight of emotion there's wonder and bliss, but beware of a landing that may go amiss. — Wes Fesler

If as a family we must be selective listeners, then let us pay more attention to the words of the heart and less to the words of anger — Wes Fesler

When crushed to your knees, it is best to dig in your heels. — Wes Fesler

Cherish every season of life; for without coldness, there is no comfort in warmth, and without darker days, there is no joy in light. — Wes Fesler

Cooperation is the redeeming ability of man to be better than himself. — Wes Fesler

If you want your voice to be heard, speak from your heart. — Wes Fesler

It has always been, and will always be true; those who do the most good suffer more than most do. — Wes Fesler

The value of hatred and ignorance is found in the fact that without them we could never truly appreciate wisdom and love. — Wes Fesler

This world will slam doors in your face at every opportunity. Be willing to employ a foot when necessary. — Wes Fesler

Hate is a hole that exists in your heart; and the more that you hate, the more you fall apart. — Wes Fesler

Wisdom considers not only the cost of a choice, but also its value. — Wes Fesler

Few moments in life are more gratifying than those when the arrogant are exposed as the ignorant. — Wes Fesler

Real friends tell you the truth ... even when you want them to shut up. — Wes Fesler

Reputation is generally proof of how little one knows about a person. — Wes Fesler

To gain the acceptance of your peers is an admirable task, but to truly accept yourself requires a much higher standard. — Wes Fesler

There can be no true discipline without love ... only compliance. — Wes Fesler

Children are best corrected to the point of their understanding, not to the extent of a parent's frustration. — Wes Fesler

Determination is frequently found in failure, but it is never found in defeat. — Wes Fesler

Perceptions of impossibility are commonly disspelled by unmitigated courage and perseverance. — Wes Fesler

Make it a practice to kick yourself for every time you answer your children with the words NOT RIGHT NOW. — Wes Fesler

Ignorance speaks loudly, so as to be heard; but its volume proves reason to doubt every word. — Wes Fesler

The most dire of all of life's grueling deceptions wedge themselves in in our minds between truth and perceptions. — Wes Fesler

Curiosity fed the dog. — Wes Fesler

If there can be no love without hate, then I love to hate hate. — Wes Fesler

Family is a collective expression of individual perspective-a living work of art. — Wes Fesler

One can never win an argument with ignorance. — Wes Fesler

Calculated is the truth of adulthood, whereas honest is the truth of a child. — Wes Fesler

Cleaniness is the cornerstone of discipline and the trademark of success — Wes Fesler

If a lion is not accepted in its own den, it will find no refuge in the rest of the jungle. — Wes Fesler

Accomplishments of children shine most brightly in the light of a parent's sincere praise. — Wes Fesler

Commitment achieves today what yesterday was impossible. — Wes Fesler

Good men are bound by conscience and liberated by accountability. — Wes Fesler

The only true failure is failure to try. — Wes Fesler

Commitment is taking the first step, even if it means falling the rest of the way down. — Wes Fesler

Look for goodness in others, for beauty in the world, and for possibilities in yourself. — Wes Fesler

When your woman gives you the silent treatment, say you're sorry, or you'll find out how truly sorry you are when her monologue resumes. — Wes Fesler

Commitment hangs on when all else has fallen. — Wes Fesler

Many people have told me that I should quit, but I have not yet finished proving them wrong. — Wes Fesler

Never blame others for tracking in mud, until you have checked your own feet. — Wes Fesler

Believe in who you are, and trust in what you know is true. Your choices are reflections of the goodness within you. — Wes Fesler

For every achievement, there is a critic to devalue its worth. — Wes Fesler

Temperance is the wisdom to know that not every constructive job requires a hammer. — Wes Fesler

A father who denies a child of his attention is no better than a fully-equipped medic who watches idly as a soldier bleeds to death. — Wes Fesler

The world's greatest changes are made at home. — Wes Fesler

When the quest of a dream has a detour or dip, look beyond your dismay and go finish the trip. — Wes Fesler

Apology is mankind's nearest course to perfection. — Wes Fesler

There is no greater blessing than a family hand that lifts you from a fall; but there is not lower curse than a family hand that strikes you when you're down. — Wes Fesler

Hypocrisy is the audacity to preach integrity from a den of corruption. — Wes Fesler

How is it that society professes to embrace the value of honesty when so few are found of it? — Wes Fesler

One can rarely achieve greatness on the path of least resistance. — Wes Fesler

If you can prevent one fight among your children, let it be the fight for your attention. — Wes Fesler

Pessimists beat their heads against walls, while optimists open doors. — Wes Fesler

The saddest things we fail at are fun things we never get to do, so in your busy day be sure to plan fun things too. — Wes Fesler

Train children to bear responsibility as you would train them to build muscle. Add what they can handle, then prepare them for more. — Wes Fesler

A family portrait is only complete with love to fill it's frame. — Wes Fesler

Being assertive in the home does not produce any smiling faces, but it does bring out a few tongues. — Wes Fesler

Rejoice in liberating moments of victory when conflicts, trials, and adversity fall momentarily under your command. — Wes Fesler

I have heeded the lessons of the wise in that when life kicks me in the head, I turn to it my hind section also. — Wes Fesler

When progress is in short supply bring a surplus of determination. — Wes Fesler

Children have an uncanny memory for what parents say, but don't do. — Wes Fesler

Nothing is impossible until you quit or die trying. — Wes Fesler

Mankind has the genius to bring all the world together and the ignorance to fight upon arrival. — Wes Fesler