Before the gates of excellence the high gods have placed sweat; long is the road thereto and rough and steep read more

Before the gates of excellence the high gods have placed sweat; long is the road thereto and rough and steep at first; but when the heights are reached, then there is ease, though grievously hard in the winning. - Works and Days.

Seek always to do some good, somewhere. Every man has to seek in his own way to realize his true read more

Seek always to do some good, somewhere. Every man has to seek in his own way to realize his true worth. You must give some time to your fellow man. For remember, you don't live in a world all your own. Your brothers are here too.

It's not enough that I should succeed -- others should fail.

It's not enough that I should succeed -- others should fail.

I hate the outdoors. To me the outdoors is where the car is.

I hate the outdoors. To me the outdoors is where the car is.

My circumstances do not make me what I am, they reveal who I have
chosen to be. (from James Allen).

My circumstances do not make me what I am, they reveal who I have
chosen to be. (from James Allen).

If boyhood and youth are but vanity, must it not be our ambition to become men?

If boyhood and youth are but vanity, must it not be our ambition to become men?

We make a vessel from a lump of clay; It is the space inside the vessel that makes it useful. read more

We make a vessel from a lump of clay; It is the space inside the vessel that makes it useful. ... Thus, while the tangible has advantages, It is the intangible that makes it useful.

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up.

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up.

I am bigger than anything that can happen to me.

I am bigger than anything that can happen to me.