Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattainable. However, they who aim at it, and persevere, read more

Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattainable. However, they who aim at it, and persevere, will come much nearer to it than those whose laziness and despondency make them give it up as unattainable.

We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims.

We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims.

Integrity is the essence of everything successful.

Integrity is the essence of everything successful.

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.

to be nobody-but-myself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make me everybody else means, read more

to be nobody-but-myself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make me everybody else means, to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting.

The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a
lesson and then given a test. In life, you're read more

The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a
lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches
you a lesson.

By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has
a son who thinks he's read more

By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has
a son who thinks he's wrong.

Everything in the universe has a purpose. Indeed, the invisible
intelligence that flows through everything in a purposeful fashion is read more

Everything in the universe has a purpose. Indeed, the invisible
intelligence that flows through everything in a purposeful fashion is also
flowing through you.

Firmness in enduring and exertion is a character I always wish to possess. I have always despised the whining yelp read more

Firmness in enduring and exertion is a character I always wish to possess. I have always despised the whining yelp of complaint and cowardly resolve.