When we yield to discouragement it is usually because we give too much thought to the past and to the read more

When we yield to discouragement it is usually because we give too much thought to the past and to the future.

The conquest of fear yields the courage of life. That is the cardinal initiation of every heroic adventure-- fearlessness and read more

The conquest of fear yields the courage of life. That is the cardinal initiation of every heroic adventure-- fearlessness and achievement.

Happiness consists more in the small conveniences of pleasures that occur every day, than in great pieces of good fortune read more

Happiness consists more in the small conveniences of pleasures that occur every day, than in great pieces of good fortune that happen but seldom to a man in the course of his life.

We ought to give thanks for all fortune: it is is good, because it is good, if bad, because it read more

We ought to give thanks for all fortune: it is is good, because it is good, if bad, because it works in us patience, humility and the contempt of this world and the hope of our eternal country

Fortune is a great deceiver. She sells very dear the things she seems to give us.

Fortune is a great deceiver. She sells very dear the things she seems to give us.

Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment.

Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment.

Good luck is the willing handmaid of a upright and energetic character, and conscientious observance of duty.

Good luck is the willing handmaid of a upright and energetic character, and conscientious observance of duty.

Just for a handful of silver he left us,
Just for a ribbon to stick in his coat;
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Just for a handful of silver he left us,
Just for a ribbon to stick in his coat;
Found the one gift of which Fortune bereft us,
Lost all the others she lets us devote.

We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the manner of yielding read more

We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the manner of yielding what is impossible to keep.