Ninety percent of the world's woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their frailties, and even their real read more

Ninety percent of the world's woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their frailties, and even their real virtues. Most of us go almost all the way through life as complete strangers to ourselves.

You may batter your way through the thick of the fray,
You may sweat, you may swear, you may read more

You may batter your way through the thick of the fray,
You may sweat, you may swear, you may grunt;
You may be a jack-fool, if you must, but this rule
Should ever be kept at the front;--
Don't fight with your pillow, but lay down your head
And kick every worriment out of the bed.

The trouble is small, the fun is great.
[Ger., Die Muh'ist klein, der Spass ist gross.]

The trouble is small, the fun is great.
[Ger., Die Muh'ist klein, der Spass ist gross.]

And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.

And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.

If you haven't any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble.

If you haven't any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble.

Difficulties exist to be surmounted

Difficulties exist to be surmounted

Every society honors its live conformists and its dead troublemakers.

Every society honors its live conformists and its dead troublemakers.

A man who makes trouble for others is also making trouble for himself.

A man who makes trouble for others is also making trouble for himself.

If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace

If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace