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I have known many who could not when they would, for they had not
done it when they could.
I have known many who could not when they would, for they had not
done it when they could.
Occasions are rare; and those who know how to seize upon them are rarer.
Occasions are rare; and those who know how to seize upon them are rarer.
In the long run, we only hit what we aim at.
In the long run, we only hit what we aim at.
Better to sink beneath the shock
Than moulder piecemeal on the rock!
Better to sink beneath the shock
Than moulder piecemeal on the rock!
Some people confuse acceptance with apathy, but there's all the difference in the world. Apathy fails to distinguish between what read more
Some people confuse acceptance with apathy, but there's all the difference in the world. Apathy fails to distinguish between what can and what cannot be helped; acceptance makes that distinction. Apathy paralyzes the will-to-action; acceptance frees it by relieving it of impossible burdens.
Time goes by so fast, people go in and out of your life. You must never miss the opportunity to read more
Time goes by so fast, people go in and out of your life. You must never miss the opportunity to tell these people how much they mean to you.
You have to do it yourself, no one else will do it for you. You must work out your own read more
You have to do it yourself, no one else will do it for you. You must work out your own salvation.
Most successful men have not achieved their distinction by having some new talent or opportunity presented to them. They have read more
Most successful men have not achieved their distinction by having some new talent or opportunity presented to them. They have developed the opportunity that was at hand.