A young person, to achieve, must first get out of his mind any notion either of the ease or rapidity read more

A young person, to achieve, must first get out of his mind any notion either of the ease or rapidity of success. Nothing ever just happens in this world.

Fools take to themselves the respect that is given to their office.

Fools take to themselves the respect that is given to their office.

Perhaps the most valuable result of al education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to read more

Perhaps the most valuable result of al education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not.

Once conform, once do what others do because they do it, and a kind of lethargy steals over all the read more

Once conform, once do what others do because they do it, and a kind of lethargy steals over all the finer senses of the soul.

Character is what you know you are, not what others think you have.

Character is what you know you are, not what others think you have.

If you can't excell with talent, triumph with effort.

If you can't excell with talent, triumph with effort.

Men for the sake of getting a living forget to live.

Men for the sake of getting a living forget to live.

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.

We give advice by the bucket, but take it by the grain.

We give advice by the bucket, but take it by the grain.