A Formula For Failure (And Frustration!)

My daily inspirational calendar told me today:

The words rang true. With a little research I found out that the thought was an abridgement of a Herbert Bayard Swope quote. His complete words are "I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure - which is: Try to please everybody."

Five years ago: What A Difference A [Couple Of] Days Makes