That which offends the ear will not easily gain
admission to the mind.

That which offends the ear will not easily gain
admission to the mind.

Luck sometimes visits a fool, but it never sits down with him.

Luck sometimes visits a fool, but it never sits down with him.

One should use praise to recognize what one is not.

One should use praise to recognize what one is not.

I don't know any parents that look into the eyes of a newborn baby and
say, "How can we screw read more

I don't know any parents that look into the eyes of a newborn baby and
say, "How can we screw this kid up.".

The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.

The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.

Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking,
unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved-to write a read more

Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking,
unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved-to write a book.

Nature has placed mankind under the government of two
sovereign masters, pain and pleasure...they govern us in all we do, read more

Nature has placed mankind under the government of two
sovereign masters, pain and pleasure...they govern us in all we do, in all
we say, in all we think: every effort we can make to throw off our
subjection, will serve but to demonstrate and confirm it.

Thorough preparation makes its own luck.

Thorough preparation makes its own luck.

To put away aimlessness and weakness, and to begin to think with
purpose, is to enter the ranks of those read more

To put away aimlessness and weakness, and to begin to think with
purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize
failure as one of the pathways to attainment; who make all conditions
serve them, and who think strongly, attempt fearlessly, and accomplish
masterfully.