The real contest is always between what you've done and what you're capable of doing. You measure yourself against yourself read more

The real contest is always between what you've done and what you're capable of doing. You measure yourself against yourself and nobody else.

I am more and more convinced that our happiness or our unhappiness depends
far more on the way we meet read more

I am more and more convinced that our happiness or our unhappiness depends
far more on the way we meet the events of life than on the nature of those
events themselvers.

Each handicap is like a hurdle in a steeplechase, and when you ride up to
it, if you throw your read more

Each handicap is like a hurdle in a steeplechase, and when you ride up to
it, if you throw your heart over, the horse will go along too.

Many hands make light work.

Many hands make light work.

I have discovered that we may be in some degree whatever character we choose. Besides, practice forms a man to read more

I have discovered that we may be in some degree whatever character we choose. Besides, practice forms a man to anything.

If a man can see both sides of a problem, you know that none of his money
is tied up read more

If a man can see both sides of a problem, you know that none of his money
is tied up in it.

I believe the sign of maturity is accepting deferred gratification.

I believe the sign of maturity is accepting deferred gratification.

The worst bankruptcy in the world is the person who has lost his enthusiasm.

The worst bankruptcy in the world is the person who has lost his enthusiasm.

He who has put a good finish to his undertaking is said to have placed a golden crown to the read more

He who has put a good finish to his undertaking is said to have placed a golden crown to the whole.