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.

The difference between a successful person and others is not a
lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, read more

The difference between a successful person and others is not a
lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of
will.

The worst thing one can do is not to try, to be aware of what one wants and not give read more

The worst thing one can do is not to try, to be aware of what one wants and not give in to it, to spend years in silent hurt wondering if something could have materialized - and never knowing

Many a man never fails because he never tries.

Many a man never fails because he never tries.

It's always too early to quit.

It's always too early to quit.

It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the
fight in the dog.

It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the
fight in the dog.

If you can walk, you can run.

If you can walk, you can run.

If a man is called to be a streetsweeper, he should sweep streets
even a s Michelangelo painted, or read more

If a man is called to be a streetsweeper, he should sweep streets
even a s Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or
Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that
all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a
great streetsweeper who did his job well.

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.