“A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing
“You can do things that I cannot do. I can do things that you cannot do. Together we can do great things
“Our grand business undoubtedly is, not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand
“Being prepared means much, being able to wait means more, but to make use of the right moment means everything
“If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours
“There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.
“Willpower is to the mind like a strong blind man who carries on his shoulders a lame man who can see
“Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy it.
“Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience and we soon shall see them in their proper figures.
“Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some