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It is always in season for old men to learn.
It is always in season for old men to learn.
Never forget that life can only be nobly inspired and rightly lived if you take it bravely and gallantly, as read more
Never forget that life can only be nobly inspired and rightly lived if you take it bravely and gallantly, as a splendid adventure in which you are setting out into an unknown country, to meet many a joy, to find many a comrade, to win and lose many a battle.
Experience teaches only the teachable.
Experience teaches only the teachable.
If the career you have chosen has some unexpected inconvenience, console yourself by reflecting that no career is without them.
If the career you have chosen has some unexpected inconvenience, console yourself by reflecting that no career is without them.
I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning to sail my ship.
I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning to sail my ship.
The trodden path is the safest.
The trodden path is the safest.
When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'.
When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'.
Let him that would move the world first move himself.
Let him that would move the world first move himself.
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.