"Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Never pity yourself. Be a hard master to yourself-and be lenient to everybody else."
"Success is full of promise till one gets it, and then it seems like a nest from which the bird has flown."
"Adversity, if for no other reason, is of benefit, since it is sure to bring a season of sober reflection. People see clearer at such times. Storms purify the atmosphere."
"A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road."
"Adversity, if for no other reason, is of benefit, since it is sure to bring a season of sober reflection. People see clearer at such times. Storms purify the atmosphere."
"Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith."