It is natural to man to indulge in the illusion of hope. We are apt to
shut our eyes against read more

It is natural to man to indulge in the illusion of hope. We are apt to
shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of the
siren, till she transforms us into beasts.

Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of
knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.

Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of
knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.

Big results require big ambitions.

Big results require big ambitions.

One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.

One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.

The secret of the truly successful, I believe, is that they learned very early in life how not to be read more

The secret of the truly successful, I believe, is that they learned very early in life how not to be busy. They saw through that adage, repeated to me so often in childhood, that anything worth doing is worth doing well. The truth is, many things are worth doing only in the most slovenly, halfhearted fashion possible, and many other things are not worth doing at all.

Worry is simply an unhealthy and destructive mental
habit.

Worry is simply an unhealthy and destructive mental
habit.

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.

You have to believe in yourself.

You have to believe in yourself.

A faith to live by, a self to live with, and a purpose to live for.

A faith to live by, a self to live with, and a purpose to live for.