It is always during a passing state of mind that we make lasting resolutions.

It is always during a passing state of mind that we make lasting resolutions.

Resolve and thou art free.

Resolve and thou art free.

The man who will not execute his resolutions when they are fresh upon him can have no hope from them read more

The man who will not execute his resolutions when they are fresh upon him can have no hope from them afterwards; they will be dissipated, lost and perish in the hurry and scurry of the world, or sunk in the slough of indolence

For when two
Join in the same adventure, one perceives
Before the other how they ought to read more

For when two
Join in the same adventure, one perceives
Before the other how they ought to act;
While one alone, however prompt, resolves
More tardily and with a weaker will.

Either I will find a way, or I will make one.

Either I will find a way, or I will make one.

Resolve, and thou art free.

Resolve, and thou art free.

And hearts resolved and hands prepared
The blessings they enjoy to guard.

And hearts resolved and hands prepared
The blessings they enjoy to guard.

Never tell your resolution beforehand.

Never tell your resolution beforehand.

The block of granite which is an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway read more

The block of granite which is an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong.