Top 120 Wes Fesler Quotes (2024 Update)
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51. “Criticism is a painful pill to swallow, but it always makes you better.”

— Wes Fesler

52. “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

53. “The only pleasure of endurance is its past tense.”

— Wes Fesler

54. “I am proactive in every duty, except that which requires action.”

— Wes Fesler

55. “No matter how small, a favor deserves thanks.”

— Wes Fesler

56. “A perception of impossibility should never go unchallenged.”

— Wes Fesler

57. “Mankind’s greatest achievements are found on thank you notes, not resumes.”

— Wes Fesler

58. “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

59. “Good men are bound by conscience and liberated by accountability.”

— Wes Fesler

60. “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

61. “If you share in a heart-felt sorrow, you can lighten the load of a friend. Sometimes facing the burden together can mend two broken hearts in the end.”

— Wes Fesler

62. “Dignity is the reward of obeying your heart.”

— Wes Fesler

63. “Don’t blame me. The devil made me do it, and the Lord said you have to forgive.”

— Wes Fesler

64. “The deepest bonds of unity are forged through the trial of competing ideals that have compatible values.”

— Wes Fesler

65. “Ignorance fears diversity as an invading enemy, while wisdom welcomes diversity in an alliance of friendship.”

— Wes Fesler

66. “One can rarely achieve greatness on the path of least resistance.”

— Wes Fesler

67. “Trust is not established in the absence of betrayal, but in those whose betrayal is least.”

— Wes Fesler

68. “The most important thing you will ever give your children is a little of your time.”

— Wes Fesler

69. “Temperance is the wisdom to know that not every constructive job requires a hammer.”

— Wes Fesler

70. “Within the mind there are no lies-no possibility of deceiving oneself; and yet, somehow we all manage to bypass the safety of truth in pursuit of dangerous desires.”

— Wes Fesler

71. “While parents should always provide shelter from a storm, they should sometimes allow children to play in the rain.”

— Wes Fesler

72. “By life’s very nature we are compelled to find and maintain balance, or be subject to the symptoms of the lack thereof.”

— Wes Fesler

73. “Those who judge children in their innocence, prove themselves the lesser of character and the greater of ignorance.”

— Wes Fesler

74. “It has always been, and will always be true; those who do the most good suffer more than most do.”

— Wes Fesler

75. “Pessimists beat their heads against walls, while optimists open doors.”

— Wes Fesler

76. “Curiosity fed the dog.”

— Wes Fesler

77. “There is nothing more dangerous than a lazy parent.”

— Wes Fesler

78. “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

79. “Wisdom considers not only the cost of a choice, but also its value.”

— Wes Fesler

80. “Persistent distrust is the flame of deceit. Be as good as your word or be singed by the heat.”

— Wes Fesler

81. “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

82. “Perceptions of impossibility are commonly disspelled by unmitigated courage and perseverance.”

— Wes Fesler

83. “No amount of hatred can prevent an enemy from being right sometimes.”

— Wes Fesler

84. “Arrogance cometh before reality.”

— Wes Fesler

85. “This world will slam doors in your face at every opportunity. Be willing to employ a foot when necessary.”

— Wes Fesler

86. “Few moments in life are more gratifying than those when the arrogant are exposed as the ignorant.”

— Wes Fesler

87. “The value of hatred and ignorance is found in the fact that without them we could never truly appreciate wisdom and love.”

— Wes Fesler

88. “More is required than a common last name to truly be called a family.”

— Wes Fesler

89. “For every achievement, there is a critic to devalue its worth.”

— Wes Fesler

90. “Assertiveness is most effective when least applied.”

— Wes Fesler

91. “Though the boot may fit the foot, one can rarely stand in the tread of his own reputation.”

— Wes Fesler

92. “Rejoice in liberating moments of victory when conflicts, trials, and adversity fall momentarily under your command.”

— Wes Fesler

93. “Worthy goals are consistently achieved by enduring forces of adversity and opposition until they subside.”

— Wes Fesler

94. “Jealousy is the fire of envy that seeks to destroy another’s beauty, rather than to create its own.”

— Wes Fesler

95. “Accomplishments of children shine most brightly in the light of a parent’s sincere praise.”

— Wes Fesler

96. “The most staunchly determined are but quitters of the right things.”

— Wes Fesler

97. “If you can prevent one fight among your children, let it be the fight for your attention.”

— Wes Fesler

98. “The devil did not make me do it. I managed it all by myself.”

— Wes Fesler

99. “Show as much interest in what your children tell you as they have in telling you.”

— Wes Fesler

100. “To hate is to deprive oneself of energy better spent on worthwhile endeavors.”

— Wes Fesler