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luck is what happens , when the preparation meets the opportunity.
luck is what happens , when the preparation meets the opportunity.
It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.
It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.
The sports page records people's accomplishments, the front page usually records nothing, but man's failures.
The sports page records people's accomplishments, the front page usually records nothing, but man's failures.
Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.
Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.
Every man who is high up loves to think that he has done it all himself; and the wife smiles, read more
Every man who is high up loves to think that he has done it all himself; and the wife smiles, and lets it go at that.
Mere longevity is a good thing for those who watch Life from the side lines. For those who play the read more
Mere longevity is a good thing for those who watch Life from the side lines. For those who play the game, an hour may be a year, a single day's work an achievement for eternity.
The mode by which the inevitable comes to pass is effort.
The mode by which the inevitable comes to pass is effort.
A Hero is one who hangs on one minute longer.
A Hero is one who hangs on one minute longer.
It is easier to stay out than get out.
It is easier to stay out than get out.