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.

We are not retreating - we are advancing in another direction.

We are not retreating - we are advancing in another direction.

A thought which does not result in an action is nothing much, and an
action which does not proceed from read more

A thought which does not result in an action is nothing much, and an
action which does not proceed from a thought is nothing at all.

It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried
and succeeded.

It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried
and succeeded.

The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.

The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.

Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage read more

Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

On the ladder of success: Some people are at the top of the ladder, some
are in the middle, still read more

On the ladder of success: Some people are at the top of the ladder, some
are in the middle, still more are at the bottom, and a whole lot more
don't even know there is a ladder.

Always remember, others may hate you, but those who hate you don't win
unless you hate them—and then you destroy read more

Always remember, others may hate you, but those who hate you don't win
unless you hate them—and then you destroy yourself.

When the flower blooms, the bees come uninvited.

When the flower blooms, the bees come uninvited.