You don't get in life what you want; you get in life what you are.

You don't get in life what you want; you get in life what you are.

Progress would not have been the rarity it is if the early food had not been the late poison.

Progress would not have been the rarity it is if the early food had not been the late poison.

A person who aims at nothing is sure to hit it.

A person who aims at nothing is sure to hit it.

For a gallant spirit there can never be defeat.

For a gallant spirit there can never be defeat.

About the time we think we can make ends meet, somebody moves the ends.

About the time we think we can make ends meet, somebody moves the ends.

When fantasy turns you on, you're obligated to God and nature to start
doing it right away.

When fantasy turns you on, you're obligated to God and nature to start
doing it right away.

Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know men.

Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know men.

The man who wins may have been counted out several times but he didn't
hear the referee.

The man who wins may have been counted out several times but he didn't
hear the referee.

Do your work; not just your work and no more, but a little more for the lavishing's sake -- that read more

Do your work; not just your work and no more, but a little more for the lavishing's sake -- that little more which is worth all the rest.