The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first read more

The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot.

You are doing your best only when you are trying to improve what you are doing

You are doing your best only when you are trying to improve what you are doing

Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes read more

Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.

When you reach the top, keep climbing.

When you reach the top, keep climbing.

Don't use a lot where a little will do

Don't use a lot where a little will do

Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I've ever known.

Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I've ever known.

Utter originality is, of course, out of the question.

Utter originality is, of course, out of the question.

Many times a day I realize how much my own life is built upon the labors of my fellowmen, and read more

Many times a day I realize how much my own life is built upon the labors of my fellowmen, and how earnestly I must exert myself in order to give in return as much as I have received

All truly wise thoughts have been thought already thousands of times; but to make them truly ours, we must think read more

All truly wise thoughts have been thought already thousands of times; but to make them truly ours, we must think them over again honestly, till they take root in our personal experience.