Be wiser than other people, if you can, but do not tell them so.

Be wiser than other people, if you can, but do not tell them so.

There is nothing so fatal to character as half finished tasks.

There is nothing so fatal to character as half finished tasks.

Everything is perfect in the universe -- even your desire to improve it.

Everything is perfect in the universe -- even your desire to improve it.

The sharp employ the sharp.

The sharp employ the sharp.

Heroes became heroes flaws and all. You don't have to be perfect to
fulfill your dream.

Heroes became heroes flaws and all. You don't have to be perfect to
fulfill your dream.

The prudent person may direct a state, but it is the enthusiast who regenerates or ruins it.

The prudent person may direct a state, but it is the enthusiast who regenerates or ruins it.

One must be truthful with oneself about one's own motives, especially
if one is to survive in the world. It read more

One must be truthful with oneself about one's own motives, especially
if one is to survive in the world. It takes rigor, and it takes courage.

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder
or control the firm resolve of a read more

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder
or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.

To say, "well done" to any bit of good work is to take hold of the powers which have made read more

To say, "well done" to any bit of good work is to take hold of the powers which have made the effort and strengthen them beyond our knowledge.