He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions
precede great actions.

He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions
precede great actions.

The world is not to be put in order; the world is order, incarnate. It is for us to harmonize read more

The world is not to be put in order; the world is order, incarnate. It is for us to harmonize with this order.

It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women.

It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women.

It is not because the touch of genius has roused genius to production, but because the admiration of genius has read more

It is not because the touch of genius has roused genius to production, but because the admiration of genius has made talent ambitious, that the harvest is still so abundant.

If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and read more

If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.

There has never been a statue erected to the memory of someone who let
well enough alone.

There has never been a statue erected to the memory of someone who let
well enough alone.

Life moves on, whether we act as cowards or heroes. Life has no other
discipline to impose, if we would read more

Life moves on, whether we act as cowards or heroes. Life has no other
discipline to impose, if we would but realize it, than to accept life
unquestioningly. Everything we shut our eyes to, everything we run away
from, everything we deny, denigrate or despise, serves to defeat us in the
end. What seems nasty, painful, evil, can become a source of beauty, joy,
and strength, if faced with an open mind. Every moment is a golden one for
him who has the vision to recognize it as such.

If it's not growing, it's going to die.

If it's not growing, it's going to die.

Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men's blood and probably
themselves will not be realized. Make read more

Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men's blood and probably
themselves will not be realized. Make big plans. Aim high in hope and
work. Remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will not
die.