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Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.
Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.
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.
Praise out of season, or tactlessly bestowed, can freeze the heart as much as blame.
Praise out of season, or tactlessly bestowed, can freeze the heart as much as blame.
Success is 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration.
Success is 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration.
Thorough preparation makes its own luck.
Thorough preparation makes its own luck.
We find comfort among those who agree with us-growth
among those who don't.
We find comfort among those who agree with us-growth
among those who don't.
The man who follows a crowd will never be followed by a crowd.
The man who follows a crowd will never be followed by a crowd.
It is overdoing the thing to die for love.
It is overdoing the thing to die for love.
In prosperity, our friends know us; in adversity, we know our friends.
In prosperity, our friends know us; in adversity, we know our friends.
