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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.
The measure of a man's success must be according to his ability. The advancement he makes from the station in read more
The measure of a man's success must be according to his ability. The advancement he makes from the station in which he was born gives the degree of his success.
Life is truly known only to those who suffer, lose, endure adversity and stumble from defeat to defeat.
Life is truly known only to those who suffer, lose, endure adversity and stumble from defeat to defeat.
Think no vice so small that you may commit it, and no virtue so small that you may over look read more
Think no vice so small that you may commit it, and no virtue so small that you may over look it.
When someone falls, don't laugh at them. Help them up. They will pay you back some day.
When someone falls, don't laugh at them. Help them up. They will pay you back some day.
When I'm working on a problem, I never think about beauty. I think only how to solve the problem. But read more
When I'm working on a problem, I never think about beauty. I think only how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong.
If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one.
If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one.
The fool who persists in his folly will become wise.
The fool who persists in his folly will become wise.
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.