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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.
It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. In this life we get read more
It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. In this life we get nothing save by effort.
It's not enough to be busy. The question is: What are we busy about?
It's not enough to be busy. The question is: What are we busy about?
It's always too early to quit.
It's always too early to quit.
No one knows what he can do till he tries.
No one knows what he can do till he tries.
Many a man never fails because he never tries.
Many a man never fails because he never tries.
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.
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.
Things don't turn up in this world until somebody turns them up.
Things don't turn up in this world until somebody turns them up.