If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.

So the Marine Corps really did teach me to conquer fear, and then to go for higher causes, higher purposes. read more

• Thought Marine Corps Really Did Teach Conquer Fear Go for Higher Causes Purposes

Leaders who refuse to listen, will eventually be surrounded by people who have nothing helpful to say read more

• Thought Leaders Refuse Listen Eventually Surrounded by People Nothing Helpful Say

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. read more

• Thought Journey Thousand Miles Begins Single Step

There is always more misery among the lower classes than there is humanity in the higher. read more

• Thought More Misery Among Lower Classes Humanity Higher

Happiness is composed of misfortunes avoided read more

• Thought Happiness Composed Misfortunes Avoided

The comfort of having a friend may be taken away, but not that of having had one. read more

• Thought Comfort Having Friend Taken Away Had

There are more things to alarm us than to harm us, and we suffer more often in apprehension than reality. read more

• Thought More Things Alarm Us Harm Suffer Often Apprehension Reality

A great step towards independence is a good-humored stomach, one that is willing to endure rough treatment. read more

• Thought Great Step Towards Independence Good Humored Stomach Willing Endure Rough Treatment

When one has lost a friend one"s eyes should be neither dry nor streaming. Tears, yes, there should be, but not lamentation. read more

• Thought Lost Friend Eyes Neither Dry Nor Streaming Tears Lamentation

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult. read more

• Thought Things Difficult Do Dare They