A strong, successful man is not the victim of his environment. He creates favorable conditions. His own inherent force and energy compel things to turn out as he desires.

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The Universe is one great kindergarten for man. Everything that exists has brought with it...

The Universe is one great kindergarten for man. Everything that exists has brought with it...

To many a man, and sometimes to a youth, there comes the opportunity to choose...

To many a man, and sometimes to a youth, there comes the opportunity to choose...

This is the test of your manhood: How much is there left in you after...

This is the test of your manhood: How much is there left in you after...

The quality of your work, in the long run, is the deciding factor on how...

The quality of your work, in the long run, is the deciding factor on how...

Your outlook upon life, your estimate of yourself, your estimate of your value are largely...

Your outlook upon life, your estimate of yourself, your estimate of your value are largely...

If you do not feel yourself growing in your work and your life broadening and...

If you do not feel yourself growing in your work and your life broadening and...

The lack of opportunity is ever the excuse of a weak, vacillating mind. Opportunities! Every...

The lack of opportunity is ever the excuse of a weak, vacillating mind. Opportunities! Every...

There is only one thing for us to do, and that is to do our...

There is only one thing for us to do, and that is to do our...

Analyzing what you haven't got as well as what you have is a necessary ingredient...

Analyzing what you haven't got as well as what you have is a necessary ingredient...

Our trials, our sorrows, and our grieves develop us.

Our trials, our sorrows, and our grieves develop us.

Every germ of goodness will at last struggle into bloom and fruitage...true success follows every...

Every germ of goodness will at last struggle into bloom and fruitage...true success follows every...

Achievement is not always success, while reputed failure often is. It is honest endeavor, persistent...

Achievement is not always success, while reputed failure often is. It is honest endeavor, persistent...

We advance on our journey only when we face our goal, when we are confident...

We advance on our journey only when we face our goal, when we are confident...

A will finds a way.

A will finds a way.

The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment;...

The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment;...

There is only one thing for us to do, and that is to do our...

There is only one thing for us to do, and that is to do our...

All who have accomplished great things have had a great aim, have fixed their gaze...

All who have accomplished great things have had a great aim, have fixed their gaze...

We make the world we live in and shape our own environment.

We make the world we live in and shape our own environment.

The best thing about giving of ourselves is that what we get is always better...

The best thing about giving of ourselves is that what we get is always better...

The hand cannot reach higher than does the heart.

The hand cannot reach higher than does the heart.