The best day, today; 
The best play, work; 
The greatest puzzle, life; 
The greatest thought, God; 
The greatest mystery, death;
The best work, work you
like; 
The greatest mistake, giving
up; 
The most ridiculous asset,
pride; 
The greatest need, common
sense; 
The most dangerous person, a
liar; 
The best town, where you
succeed; 
The most expensive indulgence,
hate; 
The greatest invention of
the devil, war; 
The most disagreeable
person, the complainer; 
The greatest secret of
production, saving waste; 
The best teacher, one who
makes you want to learn; 
The biggest fool, the boy
who will not go to school; 
The greatest deceiver, the
one who deceives himself; 
The worst bankrupt, the soul
who has lost enthusiasm; 
The cheapest, easiest and
most stupid thing to do, finding fault;
The cleverest man, the one
who always does what he thinks is right; 
The greatest bore, one who
keeps talking after he has made his point; 
The greatest comfort, the
knowledge that you have done your work well; 
The most agreeable
companion, the one that would not have you any 
different than you are; 
The meanest feeling of which
any human being is capable, feeling 
envious of an other's success; 
The greatest thing, bar
none, in the world, love…love for family, home, 
friends, neighbors and for the
and in which we enjoy our freedom. 
 
- Earl Nightingale