Let thy step be slow and steady, that thou stumble not.

Let thy step be slow and steady, that thou stumble not.

As for courage and will - we cannot measure how much of each lies within us, we can only trust read more

As for courage and will - we cannot measure how much of each lies within us, we can only trust there will be sufficient to carry through trials which may lie ahead.

Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking,
unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved-to write a read more

Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking,
unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved-to write a book.

Of all ills that one endures, hope is a cheap and universal cure.

Of all ills that one endures, hope is a cheap and universal cure.

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.

Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it, is
as one who plows but does not sow.

Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it, is
as one who plows but does not sow.

To find yourself, think for yourself.

To find yourself, think for yourself.

Happiness is not pleasure, it's victory.

Happiness is not pleasure, it's victory.

In Texas, years ago, almost all of the oil came from surface operations.
Then someone got the idea that there read more

In Texas, years ago, almost all of the oil came from surface operations.
Then someone got the idea that there were greater sources of supply deeper
down. A well was drilled five thousand feet deep. The result? A gusher.
Too many of us operate on the surface. We never go deep enough to find
supernatural resources. The result is, we never operate at our best. More
time and investment is involved to go deep but a gusher will pay off.