Money, influence, and position are nothing compared with brains, principles, energy and perseverances.

The hopeful man sees success where others see failure, sunshine where others see shadows and storm.

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

Our thoughts and imaginations are the only real limits to our possibilities.

One penny may seem to you a very insignificant thing, but it is the small seed from which fortunes spring.

How can I develop myself into the grandest possible manhood?

Put the uncommon effort into the common task... make it large by doing it in a great way.