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Don't compromise yourself, you're all you've got.
Don't compromise yourself, you're all you've got.
Your father used to come home to my mother, and why may not I be
a chippe of the read more
Your father used to come home to my mother, and why may not I be
a chippe of the same block out of which you two were cutte?
Character is a victory, not a gift.
Character is a victory, not a gift.
With more capacity for love than earth
Bestows on most of mortal mould and birth,
His early read more
With more capacity for love than earth
Bestows on most of mortal mould and birth,
His early dreams of good out-stripp'd the truth,
And troubled manhood follow'd baffled youth.
Many men are mere warehouses full of merchandise--the head, the
heart, are stuffed with goods. . . . There read more
Many men are mere warehouses full of merchandise--the head, the
heart, are stuffed with goods. . . . There are apartments in
their souls which were once tenanted by taste, and love, and joy,
and worship, but they are all deserted now, and the rooms are
filled with earthy and material things.
Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.
Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.
Only the mediocre are always at their best!
Only the mediocre are always at their best!
A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of read more
A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.