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Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men's blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make read more
Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men's blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans. Aim high in hope and work. Remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will not die.
The biggest fool in the world is he who merely does his work supremely
well, without attending to appearance.
The biggest fool in the world is he who merely does his work supremely
well, without attending to appearance.
To be full of things is to be empty of God. To be empty of things is to
be full read more
To be full of things is to be empty of God. To be empty of things is to
be full of God.
Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he will have to put up read more
Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he will have to put up with himself. - The Art of Worldy Wisdom, 1647.
Do you want to be safe and good, or do you want to take a chance and be great?
Do you want to be safe and good, or do you want to take a chance and be great?
You are beaten to earth?/ Well, well, what's that?/ Come up with a smiling
face,/ It's nothing against you to read more
You are beaten to earth?/ Well, well, what's that?/ Come up with a smiling
face,/ It's nothing against you to fall down flat/ But to lie there-that's
a disgrace.
Enthusiasm is a vital element toward the individual success of every man or woman.
Enthusiasm is a vital element toward the individual success of every man or woman.
It is natural to man to indulge in the illusion of hope. We are apt to
shut our eyes against read more
It is natural to man to indulge in the illusion of hope. We are apt to
shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of the
siren, till she transforms us into beasts.
A man who trims himself to suit everybody will soon whittle himself away.
A man who trims himself to suit everybody will soon whittle himself away.
