Patrick O'Brian Quote

Advice to my younger self:1 Start where you are with what you have2 Try not to hurt other people3 Take more chances4 If you fail, keep trying

Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.

The restless adventurer within me stands eye-to-eye with the fear that has stepped directly in my path. And the thing I absolutely must not do is to blink first.

When you are at your lowest God is getting ready to take you to your highest.

With great abilities come great responsibilities; great power comes with great assignments.With great age comes great reasoning; great actions come great experience.With great battles come great victo...

When everything has gone down, God wants youto look up

Life is like a story, when all the resolution is resolved, you heave a sigh of relief.

A step towards what you fear is a mile towards mastering it.

Opportunity doesn't make appointments, you have to be ready when it arrives.

Today. the celebration is for the "victorious", not the meritorious. The depiction to the youth, is that one can be victorious without merit, and that merit is less notable than victory. The result, i...