For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west,
nor from the south.

For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west,
nor from the south.

They never fail who die
In a great cause.

They never fail who die
In a great cause.

Success is blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it... Success is shy - it won't come out while read more

Success is blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it... Success is shy - it won't come out while you're watching.

The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into read more

The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.

Some aspects of success seem rather silly as death approaches.

Some aspects of success seem rather silly as death approaches.

I dread success. To have succeeded is to have finished one's business on earth, like the male spider, who is read more

I dread success. To have succeeded is to have finished one's business on earth, like the male spider, who is killed by the female the moment he has succeeded in his courtship. I like a state of continual becoming, with a goal in front and not behind.

Success demands singleness of purpose.

Success demands singleness of purpose.

The fastest way to succeed is to look as if you're playing by somebody else's rules, while quietly playing by read more

The fastest way to succeed is to look as if you're playing by somebody else's rules, while quietly playing by your own.

We are the doubles of those whose way
Was festal with fruits and flowers;
Body and brain read more

We are the doubles of those whose way
Was festal with fruits and flowers;
Body and brain we were sound as they,
But the prizes were not ours.