Life must be lived forward, but can only be understood backwards.

Life must be lived forward, but can only be understood backwards.

God's delays are not God's denials.

God's delays are not God's denials.

A miser and a liar bargain quickly.

A miser and a liar bargain quickly.

Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to read more

Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them.

For writing, getting off our buts means getting on our butts-putting it
into a chair and not moving from the read more

For writing, getting off our buts means getting on our butts-putting it
into a chair and not moving from the chair for a set period of time.

Believe you can and you're halfway there.

Believe you can and you're halfway there.

An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil over the troubled read more

An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil over the troubled sea of thought, and keeping the mind smooth and equable in the roughest weather.

Genius makes its observations in short-hand; talent writes them out at length.

Genius makes its observations in short-hand; talent writes them out at length.

There are risks and costs to a program of action, but they are far less
than the long-range risks and read more

There are risks and costs to a program of action, but they are far less
than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction.