The bitter and the sweet come from the outside, the hard from
within, from one's own efforts.

The bitter and the sweet come from the outside, the hard from
within, from one's own efforts.

There has never yet been a man in our history who led a life of ease whose name is worth read more

There has never yet been a man in our history who led a life of ease whose name is worth remembering.

Many a man never fails because he never tries.

Many a man never fails because he never tries.

Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.

Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.

Freedom from effort in the present merely means that there has been effort stored up in the past.

Freedom from effort in the present merely means that there has been effort stored up in the past.

Things don't turn up in this world until somebody turns them up.

Things don't turn up in this world until somebody turns them up.

When you do something, you should burn yourself up completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of yourself.

When you do something, you should burn yourself up completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of yourself.

A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer
life depend on the labors of read more

A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer
life depend on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that
I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I
have received and am still receiving.

In the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding on the back of the tiger ended up inside.

In the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding on the back of the tiger ended up inside.