We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is, the more he is inspired by glory.
Always do what is right. It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other.
The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.
Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.
Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
I believe that every person is born with talent.
When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters. One represents danger, the other opportunity.
Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.
Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.
When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it ....
Keep your face to the sunshine and you will never see the shadow.
We do not consider our principles as dogmas contained in books said to come from heaven. We derive our inspiration, not from heaven, or the unseen world, but directly from life.
Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances.
Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.
There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.
When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionably.
Make today worth remembering.
One man with courage is a majority.
Though the road's been rocky it sure feels good to me.
Defeat is not defeat unless accepted as a reality-in your own mind.
A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.