Don't be afraid to take a big step. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.

Don't be afraid to take a big step. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.

For a gallant spirit there can never be defeat.

For a gallant spirit there can never be defeat.

The most distinguishing feature of winners is their intensity of purpose.

The most distinguishing feature of winners is their intensity of purpose.

Since nothing we intend is ever faultless, and nothing we attempt ever
without eror, and nothing we achieve without some read more

Since nothing we intend is ever faultless, and nothing we attempt ever
without eror, and nothing we achieve without some measure of finitude and
fallibility we call humanness, we are saved by forgiveness.

The finest eloquence is that which gets things done.

The finest eloquence is that which gets things done.

Success is always temporary. When all is said and done, the only
thing you'll have left is your character.

Success is always temporary. When all is said and done, the only
thing you'll have left is your character.

For a long time it seemed to me that real life was about to begin, but there was always some read more

For a long time it seemed to me that real life was about to begin, but there was always some obstacle in the way. Something had to be got through first, some unfinished business; time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.

Men do not die from overwork. They die from dissipation and worry.

Men do not die from overwork. They die from dissipation and worry.

No one who has come to true greatness has not felt in some degree that his life belongs to the read more

No one who has come to true greatness has not felt in some degree that his life belongs to the people, and what God has given them he gives it for mankind.