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One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.
One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit.
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit.
There ought to be so many who are excellent, there are so few.
There ought to be so many who are excellent, there are so few.
Use what talents you possess; The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang read more
Use what talents you possess; The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.
Great work is done by people who are not afraid to be great.
Great work is done by people who are not afraid to be great.
If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not read more
If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.
Some of the worlds greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible.
Some of the worlds greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible.
I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.
I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.
There is a melancholy that stems from greatness.
There is a melancholy that stems from greatness.