The way to secure success is to be more anxious about obtaining than about deserving it.

The truly strong and sound mind is the mind that can embrace equally great things and small. I would have a man great in great things, and elegant in little things. read more

• Thought Truly Strong Sound Mind Embrace Equally Great Things Small Man Elegant Little

Making bad decisions is a part of life. Blaming others for your bad decisions is immature. read more

• Thought Making Bad Decisions Part Life Blaming Others for Immature

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. read more

• Thought Arise Morning Think What Precious Privilege Alive Breathe Enjoy Love

Success is not how high you have climbed, but how you make a positive difference to the world. read more

• Thought Success How High Climbed Positive Difference World

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In archery we have something like the way of the superior man. When the archer misses the center of the target, he turns round and seeks for the cause of his failure in himself. read more

• Thought Archery Something Like Way Superior Man Archer Misses Center Target Turns Round Seeks for Cause Failure Himself

The only vice which cannot be forgiven is hypocrisy. The repentance of a hypocrite is itself hypocrisy. read more

• Thought Vice Which Cannot Forgiven Hypocrisy Repentance Hypocrite Itself

Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who has a contempt for poetry, cannot have much respect for himself, or for anything else. read more

• Thought Poetry Universal Language Which Heart Holds Nature Itself Contempt for Cannot Much Respect Himself Anything

Conceit is the most contemptible and one of the most odious qualities in the world. It is vanity driven from all other shifts, and forced to appeal to itself for admiration. read more

• Thought Conceit Most Contemptible Odious Qualities World Vanity Driven from Shifts Forced Appeal Itself for Admiration

Prejudice is the child of ignorance. read more

• Thought Prejudice Child Ignorance

No one ever approaches perfection except by stealth, and unknown to themselves. read more

• Thought Approaches Perfection Except by Stealth Unknown Themselves