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Those who work most for the world's advancement are the ones who demand least.
Those who work most for the world's advancement are the ones who demand least.
The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.
The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.
Speak softly, and carry a big stick; you will go far.
Speak softly, and carry a big stick; you will go far.
What follows I flee; what flees I ever pursue.
[Lat., Quod sequitur, fugio; quod fugit, usque sequor.]
What follows I flee; what flees I ever pursue.
[Lat., Quod sequitur, fugio; quod fugit, usque sequor.]
Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.
Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.
I have seen that Man moves over with each new generation into a
bigger body, more awful, more reverent read more
I have seen that Man moves over with each new generation into a
bigger body, more awful, more reverent and more free than he has
had before.
I have found some of the best reasons I ever had for remaining at the bottom simply by looking at read more
I have found some of the best reasons I ever had for remaining at the bottom simply by looking at the men at the top.
Doubt can only be removed by action.
Doubt can only be removed by action.
New occasions teach new duties, time makes ancient good uncouth;
They must upward still and onward, who would keep read more
New occasions teach new duties, time makes ancient good uncouth;
They must upward still and onward, who would keep abreast of
truth.