Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.

Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.

Let us train our minds to desire what the situation demands.

Let us train our minds to desire what the situation demands.

Genius makes its observations in short-hand; talent writes them out at length.

Genius makes its observations in short-hand; talent writes them out at length.

The manager has a short-range view; the leader has a long-range
perspective.

The manager has a short-range view; the leader has a long-range
perspective.

Yesterday is a canceled check: Forget it. Tomorrow is a
promissory note: Don't count on it. Today is ready cash: read more

Yesterday is a canceled check: Forget it. Tomorrow is a
promissory note: Don't count on it. Today is ready cash: Use it!.

It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.

It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.

I can't believe that God put us on this earth to be ordinary.

I can't believe that God put us on this earth to be ordinary.

Worry not that no one knows of you; seek to be worth knowing.

Worry not that no one knows of you; seek to be worth knowing.

Most people, once they graduate from the School of Hard Knocks,
automatically enroll in the University of Adversity.

Most people, once they graduate from the School of Hard Knocks,
automatically enroll in the University of Adversity.