Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

One shouldn't talk of halters in the hanged man's house.

One shouldn't talk of halters in the hanged man's house.

Most people of action are inclined to fatalism and most of thought believe in providence.

Most people of action are inclined to fatalism and most of thought believe in providence.

It's not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.

It's not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.

Are you in earnest? Seize this very minute! Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Only engage, and then read more

Are you in earnest? Seize this very minute! Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Only engage, and then the mind grows heated. Begin, and then the work will be completed.

I thought he was a young man of promise, but it appears he is a young man of promises. [Speaking read more

I thought he was a young man of promise, but it appears he is a young man of promises. [Speaking Of Winston Churchill].

It is only too easy to make suggestions and later try to escape the consequences of what we say.

It is only too easy to make suggestions and later try to escape the consequences of what we say.

Take good hold of instruction and don't let her go, keep her for she is your life.

Take good hold of instruction and don't let her go, keep her for she is your life.

The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.

The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.