For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work, patience, love, self-sacrifice - no paper currency, no promises to pay, but the gold of real service.

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Temperament lies behind mood; behind will, lies the fate of character. Then behind both, the...

Temperament lies behind mood; behind will, lies the fate of character. Then behind both, the...

Literature is an investment of genius which has dividends to all subsequent times

Literature is an investment of genius which has dividends to all subsequent times

A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to...

A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to...

There is hardly a man on earth who will take advice unless he is certain...

There is hardly a man on earth who will take advice unless he is certain...

The tendinous part of the mind, so to speak, is more developed in winter; the...

The tendinous part of the mind, so to speak, is more developed in winter; the...

If you think you can do it, you can.

If you think you can do it, you can.

Life is a struggle, but not a warfare.

Life is a struggle, but not a warfare.

Joy in the universe, and keen curiosity about it all - that has been my...

Joy in the universe, and keen curiosity about it all - that has been my...

Happiness comes most to persons who seek her least, and think least about it. It...

Happiness comes most to persons who seek her least, and think least about it. It...

It is always easier to believe than to deny. Our minds are naturally affirmative.

It is always easier to believe than to deny. Our minds are naturally affirmative.

The spirit of man can endure only so much and when it is broken only...

The spirit of man can endure only so much and when it is broken only...

How beautiful the leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last...

How beautiful the leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last...

The Kingdom of Heaven is not a place, but a state of mind.

The Kingdom of Heaven is not a place, but a state of mind.

If I were to name the three most precious resources of life, I should say...

If I were to name the three most precious resources of life, I should say...

A somebody was once a nobody who wanted to and did.

A somebody was once a nobody who wanted to and did.

A man can get discouraged many times but he is not a failure until he...

A man can get discouraged many times but he is not a failure until he...

The lesson which life repeats and constantly enforces is 'look under foot.' You are always...

The lesson which life repeats and constantly enforces is 'look under foot.' You are always...

Nature teaches more than she preaches. There are no sermons in stones. It is easier...

Nature teaches more than she preaches. There are no sermons in stones. It is easier...

I seldom go into a natural history museum without feeling as if I were attending...

I seldom go into a natural history museum without feeling as if I were attending...

The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where...

The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where...