The mill cannot grind with the water that has passed.

The successful men of today are men of one overmastering idea, one unwavering aim, men of single and intense purpose.

If we get the good that belongs to us here and now, we must extract the sweetness of each passing minute while it is ours. That is the real art of living in the today.

Joyfulness keeps the heart and face young.

Success is the child of drudgery and perseverance. It cannot be coaxed or bribed; pay the price and it is yours.

The waste of life occasioned by trying to do too many things at once is appalling.

Who would have ever heard of Theodore Roosevelt outside of his immediate community if he had only half committed himself? The great secret of his career was that he has flung his whole life with all the determination and energy he could muster.