The men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those
who try to do nothing and read more

The men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those
who try to do nothing and succeed.

There is a condition worse than blindness, and that is, seeing something
that isn't there.

There is a condition worse than blindness, and that is, seeing something
that isn't there.

Whilst we deliberate how to begin a thing, it grows too late to begin it.

Whilst we deliberate how to begin a thing, it grows too late to begin it.

Life is a great surprise. I don't see why death should not be an even
greater one.

Life is a great surprise. I don't see why death should not be an even
greater one.

I make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes.

I make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes.

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.

You are the person who has to decide. Whether you'll do it or toss it aside; You are the person read more

You are the person who has to decide. Whether you'll do it or toss it aside; You are the person who makes up your mind. Whether you'll lead or will linger behind. Whether you'll try for the goal that's afar. Or just be contented to stay where you are.

We will by conscious command evolve cerebral centers which will permit
us to use powers that we now are not read more

We will by conscious command evolve cerebral centers which will permit
us to use powers that we now are not even capable of imagining.

I am not belittling the brave pioneer men but the sunbonnet as well as the sombrero has helped to settle read more

I am not belittling the brave pioneer men but the sunbonnet as well as the sombrero has helped to settle this glorious land of ours.