Never has there been a map, however carefully executed to detail and scale, which has carried its owner over even one inch of ground. Never has there been a parchment of law, however fair, which prevented one crime. Never has there been a scroll, even such as the one I hold, which so much as a penny or produced a single word of acclamation. Action, alone, is the tinder which ignites the map, the parchment, this scroll, my plans, my goals, into a living force. Action is the food and drink which will nourish my success. I will act now.

Remind thyself, in the darkest moments, that every failure is only a step toward success, ... Your life will never be the same again.

I will embrace today's difficult tasks, take off my coat, and make dust in the world.

The great difference between those who succeed and those who fail does not consist in the amount of work done by each but in the amount of intelligent work.

Why do we continue to breed little minds who can find no recompense for their own failures other than to belittle and mock the talents, even the dress, of others? When will everyone realize that we are all equal in the eyes of God?

Today I am born anew and my birthplace is a vineyard where there is fruit for all.

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.