If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.

If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.

It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.

It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.

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.

luck is what happens , when the preparation meets the opportunity.

luck is what happens , when the preparation meets the opportunity.

Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.

Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.

Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.

Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.

A Hero is one who hangs on one minute longer.

A Hero is one who hangs on one minute longer.

To get enough to eat was regarded as an achievement. To get drunk was a victory.

To get enough to eat was regarded as an achievement. To get drunk was a victory.

The mode by which the inevitable comes to pass is effort.

The mode by which the inevitable comes to pass is effort.