Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.

Successis blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it ... Success is shy itwon't come out while you're watching.

Don't throwout the baby with the bath water.

Compromiseis never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and theterror of a coward.

It's not only later than you think- it's sooner than you suspect.

Our fear of disasters that may never happen robs us of the courage to meet the ills that do occur

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

Nobody'sa natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hardto stay on top.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

It is no profit to have learned well, if you neglect to do well.