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There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.
There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.
Our grandly business undoubtedly is, not to see what lies dimly
at a distance, but to do what lies read more
Our grandly business undoubtedly is, not to see what lies dimly
at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.
Periods of tranquility are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up.
Periods of tranquility are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up.
Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.
Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.
Only as high as I reach can I grow, only as far as I seek can I go, only as read more
Only as high as I reach can I grow, only as far as I seek can I go, only as deep as I look can I see, only as much as I dream can I be.
When a man asks himself what is meant by action he proves that he isn't a man of action. Action read more
When a man asks himself what is meant by action he proves that he isn't a man of action. Action is a lack of balance. In order to act you must be somewhat insane. A reasonably sensible man is satisfied with thinking.
To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage
To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage
Never tell a young person that anything cannot be done. God may have been waiting centuries for someone ignorant enough read more
Never tell a young person that anything cannot be done. God may have been waiting centuries for someone ignorant enough of the impossible to do that very thing.
