Let us not be content to wait and see what will happen, but give us the determination to make the read more

Let us not be content to wait and see what will happen, but give us the determination to make the right things happen.

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.

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

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

Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the read more

Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world.

You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing read more

You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action.

I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we read more

I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it, but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.

Only as high as I reach can I grow, only as far as I seek can I go, only as read more

Only as high as I reach can I grow, only as far as I seek can I go, only as deep as I look can I see, only as much as I dream can I be.

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.

For strong souls
Live like fire-hearted suns; to spend their strength
In furthest striving action.

For strong souls
Live like fire-hearted suns; to spend their strength
In furthest striving action.