Ogwo David Emenike

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

“Happy is the soul that has a friend. Happier is the soul that trusts in the truth of the heart of a friend. Happiest is the soul that knows the solemnity of friendship and honours its laws.”

“Fear breeds cowardice, and cowardice compels bravery.”

“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.”

“Greatness is in influence, and not necessarily in affluence. It is not achieved by being a 'paper millionaire', but by being a 'people millionaire'.”

“What would have been the fate of sages if there were no fools?”

“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 true savour of sagacity.”

“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.”

“Accept and express your underlying certitude, and it shall be worldwide sagacity.”

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

“A customized life is a life lived in its true essence.”

“It does not take age to be a sage, neither does it require rage to have the courage to be a sage in this day and age.”

“Your divine sagacity is your life's status symbol.”

“Whatever thing the mind can imagine, the eyes can see, the hands will soon handle.”

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

“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 the same direction over a long period of time whatever the cost might be.”

“To imagine is to risk being mentally blind.”

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

“Decode the message of failure and enjoy the fortune thereof.”

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

“Sooner or later, the man who learnt lessons from his failures will be the one to be sought first for guidance, counsel and formula on how to be successful in life's endeavours.”

“Failure gives the bald hairs; equips the novice with experience. The learner, sooner or later, becomes a teacher by it.”

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

“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.”

“That failure serves a purpose!”

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

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

“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.”

“Like love, like talent, like any other virtue, like anything else in this life, happiness needs to be nurtured - this is the truth of the whole matter.”

“To be happy, you have to risk being unhappy.”

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”

“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.”

“True happiness that stands the taste of time comes by recognizing and appreciating what we do possess.”

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

“The face of a truly happy man seldom lacks smiles.”

“Happiness is a journey, not a journey's end.”

“There is a good life. The goodnews is that you can live that good life. The good life is the happy life. To live this good life, be happy! A truly happy man is a good man.”

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

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

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

“While I was yearning for happiness I became happy.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

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