Behold the turtle: He only makes progress when he sticks
his neck out.

Behold the turtle: He only makes progress when he sticks
his neck out.

It is better to be boldly decisive and risk being wrong than to agonize at length and be right too read more

It is better to be boldly decisive and risk being wrong than to agonize at length and be right too late.

The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact
measure of the height to read more

The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact
measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach.

Only by acceptance of the past, can you alter it.

Only by acceptance of the past, can you alter it.

I'd rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are;
because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching read more

I'd rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are;
because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching for a star.
I'd rather be a has-been than a might-have-been, by far;
for a might have-been has never been, but a has was once an are.

People who have attained things worth having in this world have worked
while others have idled, have perservered while others read more

People who have attained things worth having in this world have worked
while others have idled, have perservered while others gave up in despair,
and have practiced early in life the valuable habits of self-denial,
industry, and singleness of purpose. As a result, they enjoy in later life
the success often erroneously attributed to good luck.

Failure is the tuition you pay for success.

Failure is the tuition you pay for success.

If wisdom were offered me with the provision that I should keep it shut
up and refrain from declaring it, read more

If wisdom were offered me with the provision that I should keep it shut
up and refrain from declaring it, I should refuse. There's no delight in
owning anything unshared.

He who has a strong enough why can bear almost any how.

He who has a strong enough why can bear almost any how.