Preceding accomplishment must be desire. Thy desires must be strong and definite.

If I set for myself a task, be it so trifling, I shall see it through. How else shall I have confidence in myself to do important things?

Seek advice from those who are competent through their own experience and success to give it.

In those things toward which we exerted our best endeavors we succeeded.

...good luck waits to come to that man who accepts opportunity.

Desires must be simple and definite. They defeat their own purpose should they be too many, too confusing, or beyond a man's training to accomplish

Without wisdom, gold is quickly lost by those who have it.