Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.

Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.

Truth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now-always.

Truth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now-always.

The noblest spirit is most strongly attracted by the love of glory.

The noblest spirit is most strongly attracted by the love of glory.

Why does a virtuous man take delight in the landscapes? Because the din of the dusty world and the locked-in-ness read more

Why does a virtuous man take delight in the landscapes? Because the din of the dusty world and the locked-in-ness of human habitations are what human nature habitually abhors; while on the contrary, haze, mist, and the haunting spirits of the mountains are what human nature seeks, and yet can rarely find.

People who want to appear clever rely on memory. People who want to get
things done make lists.

People who want to appear clever rely on memory. People who want to get
things done make lists.

All limits are self imposed.

All limits are self imposed.

Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. Your vision
is the promise of what you shall read more

Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. Your vision
is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of
what you shall at last unveil.

Feel the fear and do it anyway.

Feel the fear and do it anyway.

It is natural to man to indulge in the illusion of hope. We are apt to
shut our eyes against read more

It is natural to man to indulge in the illusion of hope. We are apt to
shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of the
siren, till she transforms us into beasts.