“Be master of your petty annoyances and conserve your energies for the big, worthwhile things. It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out - it's the grain of sand in your shoe.”

“Often it isn't the mountains ahead that wear you out, it's the little pebble in your shoe.”

Muhammad Ali (1942–2016) African American boxer, philanthropist and activist

“Religion is like a pair of shoes….. Find one that fits for you, but don't make me wear your shoes.”

George Carlin (1937–2008) American stand-up comedian

“Sometimes that mountain you've been climbing is just a grain of sand, and what you've been up there searching for forever, is in your hands. When you figure out love is all that matters after all it sure makes everything else seem so small.”

Carrie Underwood (1983) American country music singer

“To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.”

Margaret Thatcher (1925–2013) British stateswoman and politician

“If you wish to achieve worthwhile things in your personal and career life, you must become a worthwhile person in your own self-development.”

Brian Tracy (1944) American motivational speaker and writer

“No matter what you wear… to me, you will always have diamonds on the soles of your shoes.”

Jessica Bird (1969) U.S. novelist

“Do I love you? My God, if your love were a grain of sand, mine would be a universe of beaches.”

William Goldman book The Princess Bride

“If a grain of sand can turn into a pearl, just imagine what you could create if you fed your thoughts with love daily.”

Ralph Smart

“Sometimes, that mountain you've been climbing, is just a grain of sand.”

Carrie Underwood (1983) American country music singer