Fear of death has been the greatest ally of tyranny past and present.

Fear of death has been the greatest ally of tyranny past and present.

'We must do something' is the unanimous refrain. 'You begin' is the deadening refrain. - The Saving Sense.

'We must do something' is the unanimous refrain. 'You begin' is the deadening refrain. - The Saving Sense.

Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder.

Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder.

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.

Trying is a part of failing. If you are afraid to fail then you're afraid to try.

Trying is a part of failing. If you are afraid to fail then you're afraid to try.

Big results require big ambitions.

Big results require big ambitions.

The secret of the truly successful, I believe, is that they learned very early in life how not to be read more

The secret of the truly successful, I believe, is that they learned very early in life how not to be busy. They saw through that adage, repeated to me so often in childhood, that anything worth doing is worth doing well. The truth is, many things are worth doing only in the most slovenly, halfhearted fashion possible, and many other things are not worth doing at all.

There is nothing impossible to him who will try.

There is nothing impossible to him who will try.

Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to
improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.

Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to
improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.