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That golden key
That opes the palace of eternity.
That golden key
That opes the palace of eternity.
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where read more
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.
Vain, weak-built isthmus, which dost proudly rise
Up between two eternities!
Vain, weak-built isthmus, which dost proudly rise
Up between two eternities!
Love is not written on paper, for paper can be erased. Nor is it etched on stone, for stone can read more
Love is not written on paper, for paper can be erased. Nor is it etched on stone, for stone can be broken. But it is inscribed on a heart and there it shall remain forever.
Action speaks louder than words.
Action speaks louder than words.
The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.
The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.
The ancestor of every action is a thought.
The ancestor of every action is a thought.
Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live.
Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live.
Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at read more
Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.
