A belief is not merely an idea the mind possesses; it is an idea that
possesses the mind.

A belief is not merely an idea the mind possesses; it is an idea that
possesses the mind.

To endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune; to be daunted by no difficulty; to keep read more

To endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune; to be daunted by no difficulty; to keep heart when all have lost it -- who can say this is not greatness?

A pint can't hold a quart -- if it holds a pint it is doing all that can be expected read more

A pint can't hold a quart -- if it holds a pint it is doing all that can be expected of it.

There are people who have money and people who are rich.

There are people who have money and people who are rich.

Every heart that has beat strongly and cheerfully has left a hopeful impulse behind it in the world, and bettered read more

Every heart that has beat strongly and cheerfully has left a hopeful impulse behind it in the world, and bettered the tradition of mankind.

If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of
this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work.

If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of
this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work.

I will grow. I will become something new and grand, but no grander than I now am. Just as the read more

I will grow. I will become something new and grand, but no grander than I now am. Just as the sky will be different in a few hours, its present perfection and completeness is not deficient, so am I presently perfect and not deficient because I will be different tomorrow. I will grow and I am not deficient.

There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.

There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.

When one door closes, another opens: but we often look so long and so
regretfully upon the closed door that read more

When one door closes, another opens: but we often look so long and so
regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has
opened for us.