Man, if you gotta ask you'll never know.

Man, if you gotta ask you'll never know.

Time ripens all things; no man is born wise.

Time ripens all things; no man is born wise.

Darkness is only driven out with light, not more darkness.

Darkness is only driven out with light, not more darkness.

The great recipe for success is to work, and always work.

The great recipe for success is to work, and always work.

Foolproof systems do not take into account the ingenuity of fools.

Foolproof systems do not take into account the ingenuity of fools.

Civilization rests on a set of promises; if the promises are broken too often, the civilization dies, no matter how read more

Civilization rests on a set of promises; if the promises are broken too often, the civilization dies, no matter how rich it may be, or how mechanically clever. Hope and faith depend on the promises; if hope and faith go, everything goes.

Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out...

Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out...

The end and aim of all education is the development of character.

The end and aim of all education is the development of character.

I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my read more

I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes that darken life. Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have – life itself.