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.

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.

When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.

When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.

We are told never to cross a bridge until we come to it, but this world is owned by men read more

We are told never to cross a bridge until we come to it, but this world is owned by men who have 'crossed bridges' in their imagination far ahead of the crowd.

You can clutch the past so tightly to your chest that it leaves your
arms too full to embrace the read more

You can clutch the past so tightly to your chest that it leaves your
arms too full to embrace the present.

I make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes.

I make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes.

Bright lights cast dark shadows when shone from only one direction.

Bright lights cast dark shadows when shone from only one direction.

A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.

A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.

Real wealth is ideas plus energy.

Real wealth is ideas plus energy.