What are stumbling blocks and defeat to the weak and vacillating are but stepping stones to victory to the determined soul.

The best thing about giving of ourselves is that what we get is always better than what we give. The reaction is greater than the action.

The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment; it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone.

There is a legend of an artist who long sought for a piece of sandalwood, out of which to carve a Madonna. He was about to give up in despair, leaving the vision of his life unrealized, when in a dream he was bidden to carve his Madonna from a block of oak wood which was destined for the fire. He obeyed and produced a masterpiece from a log of common firewood. Many of us lose great opportunities in life by waiting to find sandalwood for our carvings, when they really lie hidden in the common logs that we burn.

Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them.

The first part of success is 'Get-to-it-iveness'; the second part of success is 'Stick-to-it-iveness'.

The greatest advantage of books does not always come from what we remember of them, but from their suggestiveness, their character-building power.