Defending mediocrity is exhausting.
He that climbs the tall tree has won right to the fruit, He that leaps the wide gulf should prevail in his suit.
Success or failure in business is caused more by the mental attitude even than by mental capacities.
Without courage there cannot be truth, and without truth there can be no other virtue.
A sound head, an honest heart, and an humble spirit are the three best guides through time and to eternity.
If you once turn on your side after the hour at which you ought to rise, it is all over. Bolt up at once.
Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.
Strength is itself victory.
I didn't live a lot of lies, but I lived one big one.
. . . a metaphor that works in one society may seem preposterous in another.
Now that I understand how publishing schedules work, I can understand why many authors have the sophomore slump. A year is a long time to wait for a sequel, but it's a short, short time to WRITE a sequel.