Good timber does not grow with ease; the stronger the
wind, the stronger the trees.

Good timber does not grow with ease; the stronger the
wind, the stronger the trees.

Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.

Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.

Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their
food, and tyrannize their teachers.

Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their
food, and tyrannize their teachers.

One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled
with noble risks, is worth whole years read more

One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled
with noble risks, is worth whole years of those mean observances of paltry
decorum, in which men steal through existence, like sluggish waters
through a marsh, without either honour or observation.

Thy word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path. [Psalm 119:105].

Thy word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path. [Psalm 119:105].

Let your hook always be cast. In the pool where you least
expect it, will be a fish.

Let your hook always be cast. In the pool where you least
expect it, will be a fish.

It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent for writing, but
I couldn't give it up read more

It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent for writing, but
I couldn't give it up because by then I was too famous.

I've searched all the parks in all the cities and found no statues of
committees.

I've searched all the parks in all the cities and found no statues of
committees.

Anyone can give up, it's the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone read more

Anyone can give up, it's the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that's true strength.