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That low man seeks a little thing to do,
Sees it and does it;
This high man, read more
That low man seeks a little thing to do,
Sees it and does it;
This high man, with a great thing to pursue,
Dies ere he knows it.
That low man goes on adding one to one,
His hundreds soon hit:
His high man, aiming at a million,
Misses an unit.
I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a read more
I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.
Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.
Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.
A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood.
A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood.
You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing read more
You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action.
Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it.
Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it.
Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength
and soul can be a true master. read more
Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength
and soul can be a true master. For this reason mastery demands
all of a person.
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.
You will be better advised to watch what we do instead of what we say.
You will be better advised to watch what we do instead of what we say.