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.

Excellence can be obtained if you:...care more than others think is wise;...risk more than others think is safe;...dream more than read more

Excellence can be obtained if you:...care more than others think is wise;...risk more than others think is safe;...dream more than others think is practical;...expect more than others think is possible.

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.

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.

Real excellence and humility are not incompatible one with the other, on the contrary they are twin sisters.

Real excellence and humility are not incompatible one with the other, on the contrary they are twin sisters.

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.

There is a melancholy that stems from greatness.

There is a melancholy that stems from greatness.

I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.

I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.

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.