They may well fear fate who have any infirmity of habit or aim: but they who rest on what is have a destiny beyond destiny, and can make mouths of fortune.

Opportunity always looks bigger going than coming.

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 wearer of smiles and the bearer of a kindly disposition needs no introduction, but is welcome anywhere.

There are powers inside of you which, if you could discover and use, would make of you everything you ever dreamed or imagined you could become.

It is those who have this imperative demand for the best in their natures, and who will accept nothing short of it, that holds the banners of progress, that set the standards, the ideals, for others.

A constant struggle, a ceaseless battle to bring success from inhospitable surroundings, is the price of all great achievements.