That person proves his worth who can make us want to listen when he is with us and think when read more

That person proves his worth who can make us want to listen when he is with us and think when he is gone.

Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly until you learn to do it well.

Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly until you learn to do it well.

You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can't possibly
live long enough to make them all yourself.

You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can't possibly
live long enough to make them all yourself.

No person is ever good for much, that hasn't been swept off their feet by enthusiasm between ages twenty and read more

No person is ever good for much, that hasn't been swept off their feet by enthusiasm between ages twenty and thirty.

There is nothing so fatal to character as half finished tasks.

There is nothing so fatal to character as half finished tasks.

Conscience is a man's compass.

Conscience is a man's compass.

I will grow. I will become something new and grand, but no grander than
I now am. Just as the read more

I will grow. I will become something new and grand, but no grander than
I now am. Just as the sky will be different in a few hours, its present
perfection and completeness is not deficient, so am I presently perfect
and not deficient because I will be different tomorrow. I will grow and I
am not deficient.

My wife isn't married to me forever; she's married to me for good. That
keeps me on my toes.

My wife isn't married to me forever; she's married to me for good. That
keeps me on my toes.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.