Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the read more

Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good.

Once conform, once do what others do because they do it, and a kind of lethargy steals over all the read more

Once conform, once do what others do because they do it, and a kind of lethargy steals over all the finer senses of the soul.

God gave burdens, also shoulders.

God gave burdens, also shoulders.

It is enough that we set out to mold the motley stuff of life into some form of our own read more

It is enough that we set out to mold the motley stuff of life into some form of our own choosing; when we do, the performance is itself the wage.

Fortune sides with him who dares.

Fortune sides with him who dares.

Worry not that no one knows of you; seek to be worth knowing.

Worry not that no one knows of you; seek to be worth knowing.

A wise man turns chance into good fortune.

A wise man turns chance into good fortune.

Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which
matter least.

Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which
matter least.

There's no sentence that's too short in the eyes of God.

There's no sentence that's too short in the eyes of God.