Opportunity beckons more surely when misfortune comes upon a person than it ever does when that person is riding the crest of a wave of success. It sharpens a person's wits, if that person will let it, enabling him or her to see more clearly and evaluate situations with a more knowledgeable judgment.

No man is able to make progress when he is wavering between opposite things.

Nothing great comes into being all at once.

Contentment comes not so much from great wealth as from few wants.

No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.

Think of God oftener than you breathe.

It is unreasonable to think we can earn rewards without being willing to pay their true price. It is always our choice whether or not we wish to pay the price for life's rewards.