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The only good luck many great men ever had was being born with the ability
and determination to overcome bad read more
The only good luck many great men ever had was being born with the ability
and determination to overcome bad luck.
A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
Discipline is the refining fire by which talent becomes ability.
Discipline is the refining fire by which talent becomes ability.
A man may well be condemned, not for doing something, but for doing nothing.
A man may well be condemned, not for doing something, but for doing nothing.
The fates lead him who will-him who won't they drag.
The fates lead him who will-him who won't they drag.
It is natural to man to indulge in the illusion of hope. We are apt to
shut our eyes against read more
It is natural to man to indulge in the illusion of hope. We are apt to
shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of the
siren, till she transforms us into beasts.
I never let my subject get in the way of what I want to talk about.
I never let my subject get in the way of what I want to talk about.
No one ever went broke by saying no too often.
No one ever went broke by saying no too often.
We are confronted with insurmountable opportunities.
We are confronted with insurmountable opportunities.