“Life will always be to a large extent what we ourselves make it.”– Samuel Smiles Related Quotes “How do you go from where you are to where you wanna be? And I think you have to have an enthusiasm for life. You have to have a dream, a goal. And you have to be willing to work for it.”– Jim Valvano “For the happiest life, days should be rigorously planned, nights left open to chance.”– Mignon McLaughlin “Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.”– Buddha