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.

For what is the best choice, for each individual is the highest it is possible for him to achieve.

For what is the best choice, for each individual is the highest it is possible for him to achieve.

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

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

An achievement is a bondage. It obliges one to a higher achievement.

An achievement is a bondage. It obliges one to a higher achievement.

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.

Personal relationships are the fertile soil from which all advancement, all success, all achievement in real life grows.

Personal relationships are the fertile soil from which all advancement, all success, all achievement in real life grows.

Let us, then, be up and doing, with a heart for any fate; still achieving, still pursuing, learn to labor read more

Let us, then, be up and doing, with a heart for any fate; still achieving, still pursuing, learn to labor and to wait.

Freedom is an internal achievement rather than an external adjustment.

Freedom is an internal achievement rather than an external adjustment.

It is very easy to overestimate the importance of our own achievements in comparison with what we owe others.

It is very easy to overestimate the importance of our own achievements in comparison with what we owe others.