Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

The most distressing aspect of the world into which you are going is its indifference to the basic issues, which read more

The most distressing aspect of the world into which you are going is its indifference to the basic issues, which now, as always, are moral issues

Enthusiasm is the leaping lightning, not to be measured by the horse- power of the understanding.

Enthusiasm is the leaping lightning, not to be measured by the horse- power of the understanding.

Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion, you must set yourself on fire first.

Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion, you must set yourself on fire first.

Answer them [critics] with silence and indifference. It works better, I assure you, than anger and argument. . . .

Answer them [critics] with silence and indifference. It works better, I assure you, than anger and argument. . . .

The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others.

The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others.

If you have zest and enthusiasm you attract zest and enthusiasm. Life does give back in kind.

If you have zest and enthusiasm you attract zest and enthusiasm. Life does give back in kind.

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

Enthusiasm is the inspiration of everything great. Without it no man is to be feared, and with it none despised.

Enthusiasm is the inspiration of everything great. Without it no man is to be feared, and with it none despised.