I felt invincible. My strength was that of a giant. God was certainly standing by me. I smashed five saloons read more

I felt invincible. My strength was that of a giant. God was certainly standing by me. I smashed five saloons with rocks before I ever took a hatchet.

Opportunities multiply as they are seized, they die when neglected.

Opportunities multiply as they are seized, they die when neglected.

You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can't possibly
live long enough to make them all yourself.

You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can't possibly
live long enough to make them all yourself.

Instead of looking at life as a narrowing funnel, we can see it ever widening to choose the things we read more

Instead of looking at life as a narrowing funnel, we can see it ever widening to choose the things we want to do, to take the wisdom we've learned and create something.

Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for
that determines our success or failure. read more

Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for
that determines our success or failure. The way you think about a fact may
defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You are overcome by the
fact because you think you are.

You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses.

You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses.

Do not anxiously hope for that which is not yet come; do not vainly
regret what is already past.

Do not anxiously hope for that which is not yet come; do not vainly
regret what is already past.

You can spend a lifetime, and, if you're honest with yourself, never once was your work perfect.

You can spend a lifetime, and, if you're honest with yourself, never once was your work perfect.

The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of
a neighbor.

The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of
a neighbor.