Great men are but common men more fully developed and ripened.

Self-confidence carries conviction; it makes other people believe in us.

How can I develop myself into the grandest possible manhood?

There is an infinite difference between a little wrong and just right, between fairly good and the best, between mediocrity and superiority.

Self-Control is the very essence of character. To be able to look a man straight in the eye, calmly and deliberately, without the slightest ruffle of temper under extreme provocation, gives a sense of power which nothing else can give. To feel that you are always, not sometimes, master of yourself, gives a dignity and strength to character, buttresses it, supports it on every side, as nothing else can. This is the culmination of thought mastery.

The wearer of smiles and the bearer of a kindly disposition needs no introduction, but is welcome anywhere.

There can be no failure to a man who has not lost his courage, his character, his self respect, or his self-confidence. He is still a King.