Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.

Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.

Never fear shadows. They simply mean there's a light shining somewhere
nearby.

Never fear shadows. They simply mean there's a light shining somewhere
nearby.

A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

In prosperity, our friends know us; in adversity, we know our friends.

In prosperity, our friends know us; in adversity, we know our friends.

As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will-he will
be sure to repent it.

As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will-he will
be sure to repent it.

It is better to wear out than to rust out.

It is better to wear out than to rust out.

If something is exceptionally well done it has embedded in it's very existence the aim of lifting the common denominator read more

If something is exceptionally well done it has embedded in it's very existence the aim of lifting the common denominator rather than catering to it.

Honesty is as much saying everything as it is saying what is true.

Honesty is as much saying everything as it is saying what is true.