When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.

When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.

Enthusiasm moves the world.

Enthusiasm moves the world.

The word is half his that speaks, and half his that hears it.

The word is half his that speaks, and half his that hears it.

The only thing you will take through those pearly gates is what you
have given away.

The only thing you will take through those pearly gates is what you
have given away.

The less one has to do, the less time one finds to do it in.

The less one has to do, the less time one finds to do it in.

Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the read more

Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good.

For a long time it has seemed to me that life was about to begin; Real
life. But there was read more

For a long time it has seemed to me that life was about to begin; Real
life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be got
through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt
to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these
obstacles were my life.

There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes.

There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes.

There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.

There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.