Some people grow under responsibility, others merely swell.

Some people grow under responsibility, others merely swell.

A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

It's not failure, but low aim is crime.

It's not failure, but low aim is crime.

Every heart that has beat strongly and cheerfully has left a hopeful impulse behind it in the world, and bettered read more

Every heart that has beat strongly and cheerfully has left a hopeful impulse behind it in the world, and bettered the tradition of mankind.

There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct,
or more uncertain in its success, than read more

There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct,
or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the
introduction of a new order of things.

Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and repeat to yourself, the most comforting words of all; This, too, read more

Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and repeat to yourself, the most comforting words of all; This, too, shall pass.

A wise man turns chance into good fortune.

A wise man turns chance into good fortune.

Opportunity may knock only once, but temptation leans on the doorbell.

Opportunity may knock only once, but temptation leans on the doorbell.

Be true to the best you know. This is your high ideal. If you do your best, you cannot do read more

Be true to the best you know. This is your high ideal. If you do your best, you cannot do more.