Each man is the smith of his own fortune.

Each man is the smith of his own fortune.

There has never yet been a man in our history who led a life of ease whose name is worth read more

There has never yet been a man in our history who led a life of ease whose name is worth remembering.

If a man is called to be a streetsweeper, he should sweep streets
even a s Michelangelo painted, or read more

If a man is called to be a streetsweeper, he should sweep streets
even a s Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or
Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that
all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a
great streetsweeper who did his job well.

Freedom from effort in the present merely means that there has been effort stored up in the past.

Freedom from effort in the present merely means that there has been effort stored up in the past.

A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer
life depend on the labors of read more

A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer
life depend on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that
I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I
have received and am still receiving.

Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.

Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.

Remember that the faith that moves mountains always carries a pick.

Remember that the faith that moves mountains always carries a pick.

If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. The more things you do, the more you read more

If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. The more things you do, the more you can do.

When you do something, you should burn yourself up completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of yourself.

When you do something, you should burn yourself up completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of yourself.