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.

Whatever our creed, we feel that no good deed can by any possibility go unrewarded, no evil deed unpunished.

You will never succeed while smarting under the drudgery of your occupation, if you are constantly haunted with the idea that you could succeed better in something else.

Paradise is here or nowhere: you must take your joy with you or you will never find it.

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.

But how shall I get ideas? ''Keep your wits open! Observe! Observe! Study! Study! But above all, Think! Think! And when a noble image is indelibly impressed upon the mind - Act!

Every child should be taught to expect success