The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It’s the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for its existence against the winds and rains and the scorching sun.

Most failures could have been converted into successes if someone had held on another minute or made more effort.

Start going the extra mile and opportunity will follow you.

If you must let someone down, be sure it isn’t the friend who helped you up when you were down.

The jack-of-all-trades seldom is good at any. Concentrate all of your efforts on one definite chief aim.

You are searching for the magic key that will unlock the door to the source of power; and yet you have the key in your own hands, and you may use it the moment you learn to control your thoughts.

Men of action usually win - that is one of their distinctive features.