Courage isn't having the strength to go on - it is going on when you don't have strength.

I don't know who my grandfather was; I'm much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.

The meaning of life is that it is to be lived, and it is not to be traded and conceptualized and squeezed into a patter of systems.

He that can have patience can have what he will.

We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us.

Gratitude is an illness suffered by dogs.

The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm.

Keep your face to the sunshine and you will never see the shadow.

However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?

Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up.

All wealth is the product of labor.

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.

People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.

What's the world's greatest lie?... It's this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate.

We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.

Victory is for those who can say 'Victory is mine'. Success is for those who can begin saying 'I will succeed' and say 'I have succeeded' in the end.

Human dignity consists in the role we must play in our own perfection. Taking a role in our own self-completion is the highest expression of our creativity.

Find out who you are and do it on purpose.

You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.

I'm sorry I wrote you such a long letter; I didn't have time to write a short one.