Good timber does not grow with ease; the stronger the
wind, the stronger the trees.

Good timber does not grow with ease; the stronger the
wind, the stronger the trees.

You cannot raise a man up by calling him down.

You cannot raise a man up by calling him down.

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.

If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and read more

If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.

People who come up with "It may not work" or "What are we going to do if it fails?" do read more

People who come up with "It may not work" or "What are we going to do if it fails?" do not have the credentials to be businessmen. If there is only a 1 percent chance of success, a true businessperson sees that 1 percent as the spark to light a fire.

I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing; and a wonderful read more

I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing; and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization.

Unless a tree has borne blossoms in spring, you will vainly look for fruit on it in autumn.

Unless a tree has borne blossoms in spring, you will vainly look for fruit on it in autumn.

If you believe that feeling bad or worrying long enough will change a
fact, then you are residing on another read more

If you believe that feeling bad or worrying long enough will change a
fact, then you are residing on another planet with a different reality
system.

A lifestyle is what you pay for; a life is what pays you.

A lifestyle is what you pay for; a life is what pays you.