They cannot take away our self-respect if we do not give it to them.

They cannot take away our self-respect if we do not give it to them.

Your son at five is your master, at ten your slave, at
fifteen your double, and after that, your friend read more

Your son at five is your master, at ten your slave, at
fifteen your double, and after that, your friend or your foe depending on
his bringing up.

She got even in a way that was almost cruel. She forgave them. on Eleanor
Roosevelt.

She got even in a way that was almost cruel. She forgave them. on Eleanor
Roosevelt.

Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.

Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.

A soul without a high aim is like a ship without a rudder.

A soul without a high aim is like a ship without a rudder.

Writing is turning one's worst moments into money.

Writing is turning one's worst moments into money.

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled
with noble risks, is worth whole years read more

One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled
with noble risks, is worth whole years of those mean observances of paltry
decorum, in which men steal through existence, like sluggish waters
through a marsh, without either honour or observation.

If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not
sometimes taste of adversity, read more

If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not
sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.