The little things of life, sweet and excellent in their place, must not be the things lived for; the highest must be sought and followed; the life of heaven must be begun here on earth.
I feel to invite women everywhere to rise to the great potential within you. I do not ask that you reach beyond your capacity. I hope you will not nag yourselves with thoughts of failure. I hope you w...
I am searching for that which every man seeks-peace and rest.
We need to restore the full meaning of that old word duty. It is the other side of rights.
Aim at the sun and you may not reach it but your arrow will fly far higher than if aimed at an object on a level with yourself.
Pleasure is the only thing to live for. Nothing ages like happiness.
Life is an end in itself and the only question as to whether it is worth living is whether you have had enough of it.
Fortunate is the person who has developed the self-control to steer a straight course toward his objective in life without being swayed from his purpose by either commendation or condemnation.
One of the sources of pride in being a human being is the ability to bear present frustrations in the interests of longer purposes.
Choosing a goal and sticking to it changes everything.
Growth is not concerned with itself.
What our deepest self craves is not mere enjoyment but some supreme purpose that will enlist all our powers and give unity and direction to our life.
Far away in the sunshine are my highest inspirations. I many not reach them but I can look up and see the beauty believe in them and try to follow where they lead.
We are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars.
Promises that you make to yourself are often like the Japanese plum tree-they bear no fruit.
Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement.
A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days. It is a scaffolding on which a worker can stand and labor with both hands at sections of time.
I want to be great or nothing. I won't be a commonplace dauber so I don't intend to try any more.
So long as I believe I have to do certain things I will just go right ahead. That's how I run my life.