As for courage and will - we cannot measure how much of each lies within us, we can only trust read more

As for courage and will - we cannot measure how much of each lies within us, we can only trust there will be sufficient to carry through trials which may lie ahead.

Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of
knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.

Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of
knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.

Sometimes the poorest man leaves his children the richest inheritance.

Sometimes the poorest man leaves his children the richest inheritance.

There is no substitute for hard work.

There is no substitute for hard work.

My attitude is never to be satisfied, never enough, never.

My attitude is never to be satisfied, never enough, never.

The only thing I can't stand is discomfort.

The only thing I can't stand is discomfort.

With a written agreement you have a prayer; with a
verbal agreement you have nothing but air.

With a written agreement you have a prayer; with a
verbal agreement you have nothing but air.

One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled
with noble risks, is worth whole years read more

One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled
with noble risks, is worth whole years of those mean observances of paltry
decorum, in which men steal through existence, like sluggish waters
through a marsh, without either honour or observation.

Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.

Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.