Nothing contributes so much to tranquilizing the mind as a steady
purpose-a point on which the soul may fix its read more

Nothing contributes so much to tranquilizing the mind as a steady
purpose-a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.

You aspire to great things? Begin with little ones.

You aspire to great things? Begin with little ones.

Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.

Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.

Let us watch well our beginnings, and results will manage themselves.

Let us watch well our beginnings, and results will manage themselves.

Personal power is the ability to take action.

Personal power is the ability to take action.

The superior man thinks only of virtue; the common man thinks only of
comfort.

The superior man thinks only of virtue; the common man thinks only of
comfort.

Good people are good because they've come to wisdom through failure.

Good people are good because they've come to wisdom through failure.

You have to follow the old rule for a while. In fact, once you master
the old rule, you are read more

You have to follow the old rule for a while. In fact, once you master
the old rule, you are then the master-and masters get to change things.

Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for
that determines our success or failure. read more

Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for
that determines our success or failure. The way you think about a fact may
defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You are overcome by the
fact because you think you are.