Act as if it were impossible to fail

Act as if it were impossible to fail

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a read more

I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.

Let us develop the resources of our land, call forth its powers, build up its institutions, promote all its great read more

Let us develop the resources of our land, call forth its powers, build up its institutions, promote all its great interests, and see whether we also, in our day and generation, may not perform something worthy to be remembered.

Beings are owners of their action, heirs of their action.

Beings are owners of their action, heirs of their action.

Actions of the last age are like almanacs of the last year.

Actions of the last age are like almanacs of the last year.

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

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

Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties read more

Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage.

Our grandly business undoubtedly is, not to see what lies dimly
at a distance, but to do what lies read more

Our grandly business undoubtedly is, not to see what lies dimly
at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.