Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.

There is little success where there is little laughter.

The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.

Genius is eternal patience.

The world does not pay men for that which they 'know'. It pays them for what they do, or induce others to do.

There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.

It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.

If you think of yourselves as helpless and ineffectual, it is certain that you will create a despotic government to be your master. The wise despot, therefore, maintains among his subjects a popular sense that they are helpless and ineffectual.

If you can't make it good, at least make it look good.

Work does not kill a man, it is worry, irregularity and uncertainty that kill.

Do one thing at a time, and while doing it put your whole soul into it to the exclusion of all else.

Don't wait to be successful at some future point. Have a successful relationship with the present moment and be fully present in whatever you are doing. That is success.

I never pick up an item without thinking of how I might improve it.

I have far more respect for the person with a single idea who gets there than for the person with a thousand ideas who does nothing

Boredom is one of the most blissful feelings.

All my life I've had one dream, to achieve my many goals.

I believe in the Bible. I believe that all good things come from God. I don't believe I'd sing the way I do if God hadn't wanted me to.'

For it is commonly said: accomplished labours are pleasant.

If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.

The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.