You will never succeed while smarting under the drudgery of your occupation, if you are constantly haunted with the idea that you could succeed better in something else.

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You cannot measure a man by his failures. You must know what use he makes...

You cannot measure a man by his failures. You must know what use he makes...

What power can poverty have over a home where loving hearts are beating with a...

What power can poverty have over a home where loving hearts are beating with a...

Wisdom is knowledge which has become a part of one's being.

Wisdom is knowledge which has become a part of one's being.

There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful...

There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful...

There are powers inside of you which, if you could discover and use, would make...

There are powers inside of you which, if you could discover and use, would make...

No man fails who does his best.

No man fails who does his best.

Deep within man dwell those slumbering powers; powers that would astonish him, that he never...

Deep within man dwell those slumbering powers; powers that would astonish him, that he never...

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...

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,...

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

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

There can be no failure to a man who has not lost his courage, his...

There can be no failure to a man who has not lost his courage, his...

Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should...

Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should...

Forests, lakes, and rivers, clouds and winds, stars and flowers, stupendous glaciers and crystal snowflakes...

Forests, lakes, and rivers, clouds and winds, stars and flowers, stupendous glaciers and crystal snowflakes...

A will finds a way.

A will finds a way.

The waste of life occasioned by trying to do too many things at once is...

The waste of life occasioned by trying to do too many things at once is...

No young man starting in life could have better capital than plenty of friends. They...

No young man starting in life could have better capital than plenty of friends. They...

There is an infinite difference between a little wrong and just right, between fairly good...

There is an infinite difference between a little wrong and just right, between fairly good...

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...

If the career you have chosen has some unexpected inconvenience, console yourself by reflecting that...

If the career you have chosen has some unexpected inconvenience, console yourself by reflecting that...

DiMaggio was the greatest all-around player I ever saw. His career cannot be summed up...

DiMaggio was the greatest all-around player I ever saw. His career cannot be summed up...