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 think the purpose of life is to be useful to be responsible to be honorable to be compassionate. It is after all to matter: to count to stand for something to have made some difference that y...
We need to restore the full meaning of that old word duty. It is the other side of rights.
He who wishes to fulfill his mission in the world must be a man of one idea one great overmastering purpose overshadowing all his aims and guiding and controlling his entire life.
There's a very fine line between a groove and a rut a fine line between eccentrics and people who are just plain nuts.
One of the sources of pride in being a human being is the ability to bear present frustrations in the interests of longer purposes.
Unless you give yourself to some great cause you haven't even begun to live.
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 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...
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.
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.
To grow and know what one is growing towards-that is the source of all strength and confidence in life.
Goals have a way of refocusing your life. They give you purpose and a target to shoot for. They are the compass of our dreams, helping us set a steady course. Goals comprise direction and progress. Wh...
Never let anyone distract your focus from accomplishing great opportunities in your 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.
I want to be great or nothing. I won't be a commonplace dauber so I don't intend to try any more.
Promises that you make to yourself are often like the Japanese plum tree-they bear no fruit.
It's a sign of your own worth sometimes if you are hated by the right people.
So long as I believe I have to do certain things I will just go right ahead. That's how I run my life.