The victory of success is half won when one gains the habit of setting goals and achieving them.

Remember that no talent, no self-denial, no brains, no character, are required to set up in the fault-finding business. Nothing external can have any power over you unless you permit it.

No, my son, do not aspire for wealth and labor not only to be rich. Strive instead for happiness, to be loved and to love, and most important to acquire peace of mind and serenity.

All of us have been dying, hour by hour, since the moment we were born. Realizing this, let all things be placed in their proper perspective. . . . Remember, it is always later than you think.

I seek constantly to improve my manners and graces, for they are the sugar to which all are attracted.

A field of clay touched by the genius of man becomes a castle.

You can never win when you wear the ugly cloak of self-pity and the sour sound of whining.