Thought and theory must precede all salutary action; yet action is nobler in itself than either thought or theory.

Thought and theory must precede all salutary action; yet action is nobler in itself than either thought or theory.

Fame and tranquility can never be bedfellows.

Fame and tranquility can never be bedfellows.

Let us not be content to wait and see what will happen, but give us the determination to make the read more

Let us not be content to wait and see what will happen, but give us the determination to make the right things happen.

Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live.

Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live.

What's done we partly may compute,
But know not what's resisted.

What's done we partly may compute,
But know not what's resisted.

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.

Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail.

Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail.

The one person who has more illusions than the dreamer is the man of action

The one person who has more illusions than the dreamer is the man of action

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.