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Things won are done, joy's soul lies in the doing.
Things won are done, joy's soul lies in the doing.
For strong souls
Live like fire-hearted suns; to spend their strength
In furthest striving action.
For strong souls
Live like fire-hearted suns; to spend their strength
In furthest striving action.
Never tell a young person that anything cannot be done. God may have been waiting centuries for someone ignorant enough read more
Never tell a young person that anything cannot be done. God may have been waiting centuries for someone ignorant enough of the impossible to do that very thing.
Put his shoulder to the wheel.
Put his shoulder to the wheel.
Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
Beings are owners of their action, heirs of their action.
Beings are owners of their action, heirs of their action.
Let us develop the resources of our land, call forth its powers, build up its institutions, promote all its great read more
Let us develop the resources of our land, call forth its powers, build up its institutions, promote all its great interests, and see whether we also, in our day and generation, may not perform something worthy to be remembered.
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.
That low man seeks a little thing to do,
Sees it and does it;
This high man, read more
That low man seeks a little thing to do,
Sees it and does it;
This high man, with a great thing to pursue,
Dies ere he knows it.
That low man goes on adding one to one,
His hundreds soon hit:
His high man, aiming at a million,
Misses an unit.