To be wholly devoted to some intellectual exercise is to have succeeded in life.

To be wholly devoted to some intellectual exercise is to have succeeded in life.

It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain read more

It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself.

I'm no prophet. My job is making windows where there were once walls.

I'm no prophet. My job is making windows where there were once walls.

It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.

It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

Only as high as I reach can I grow, only as far as I seek can I go, only as read more

Only as high as I reach can I grow, only as far as I seek can I go, only as deep as I look can I see, only as much as I dream can I be.

Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses read more

Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.

You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.

You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.

The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.

The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.