Man is his own star, and the soul that can
Render an honest and a perfect man,
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Man is his own star, and the soul that can
Render an honest and a perfect man,
Commands all light, all influence, all fate,
Nothing to him falls early or too late.
Our acts, our angles are, or good or ill,
Our fatal shadows that walk by us still.

Put his shoulder to the wheel.

Put his shoulder to the wheel.

I can't stand a naked light bulb, any more than I can a rude remark or a vulgar action.

I can't stand a naked light bulb, any more than I can a rude remark or a vulgar action.

The best way out is always through.

The best way out is always through.

To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage

To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage

Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail.

Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail.

Many fine things can be done in a day if you don't always make that day tomorrow

Many fine things can be done in a day if you don't always make that day tomorrow

Indolence is a delightful but distressing state; we must be doing something to be happy. Action is no less necessary read more

Indolence is a delightful but distressing state; we must be doing something to be happy. Action is no less necessary than thought to the instinctive tendencies of the human frame.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.