Do not let trifles disturb your tranquility of mind. . . . Life is too precious to be sacrificed for the nonessential and transient. . . . Ignore the inconsequential!

The great things you intend to do some time must have a beginning if they are ever to be done, so begin something worthwhile today.

Today a thousand doors of enterprise are open to you, inviting you to useful work.

Study words so that you can use them significantly, effectively, worthily.

Be an earnest student of yourself. Study your leading desires and tendencies.

Be grateful for the joy of life. Be glad for the privilege of work. Be thankful for the opportunity to give and serve. Good work is the great character-builder, the sweetener of life, the maker of destiny. Let the spirit of your work be right, and whether your task be great or small you will then have the satisfaction of knowing it is worth while.

Those who have attained things worth having in this world have worked while others idled, have persevered while others gave up in despair, have practiced ...the valuable habits of self-denial, industry, and singleness of purpose.