He that can heroically endure adversity will bear prosperity with equal greatest of the soul; for the mind that cannot read more

He that can heroically endure adversity will bear prosperity with equal greatest of the soul; for the mind that cannot be dejected by the former is not likely to be transported without the latter.

That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in the next.

That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in the next.

When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old read more

When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.

Every individual has a place to fill in the world, and is important, in some respect, whether he chooses to read more

Every individual has a place to fill in the world, and is important, in some respect, whether he chooses to be so or not.

Once the toothpaste is out of the tube, it's hard to get it back in!

Once the toothpaste is out of the tube, it's hard to get it back in!

When matters are desperate we must put on a desperate face.

When matters are desperate we must put on a desperate face.

Count your age with friends but not with years.

Count your age with friends but not with years.

It is not good to know more unless we do more with what we already know.

It is not good to know more unless we do more with what we already know.

Live as if your were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

Live as if your were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.