There is no stimulus like that which comes from the consciousness of knowing that others believe in us.

The glow of satisfaction which follows the consciousness of doing our level best never comes to a human being from any other experience.

No one should voluntarily remain in an environment which prevents his development.

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.

Character is a mark cut upon something, and this indelible mark determines the only true value of all people and all their work.

We can give our smiles, our encouragement, our sympathy to someone who needs them every day of the year.

It is certain that the greatest poets, orators, statesmen, and historians, men of the most brilliant and imposing talents, have labored as hard, if not harder, than day laborers; and that the most obvious reason why they have been superior to other men is that they have taken more pains than other men.