That low man seeks a little thing to do,
Sees it and does it;
This high man, read more

That low man seeks a little thing to do,
Sees it and does it;
This high man, with a great thing to pursue,
Dies ere he knows it.
That low man goes on adding one to one,
His hundreds soon hit:
His high man, aiming at a million,
Misses an unit.

People love chopping wood. In this activity one immediately sees
results.

People love chopping wood. In this activity one immediately sees
results.

What one has, one ought to use; and whatever he does he should do
with all his might.
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What one has, one ought to use; and whatever he does he should do
with all his might.
[Lat., Quod est, eo decet uti: et quicquid agas, agere pro
viribus.]

The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts.

The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts.

Never tell a young person that anything cannot be done. God may have been waiting centuries for someone ignorant enough read more

Never tell a young person that anything cannot be done. God may have been waiting centuries for someone ignorant enough of the impossible to do that very thing.

Think like a man of action and act like a man of thought.

Think like a man of action and act like a man of thought.

Things won are done, joy's soul lies in the doing.

Things won are done, joy's soul lies in the doing.

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it.

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it.

Be the change you want to see in the world.

Be the change you want to see in the world.