There is no royal road to anything. One thing at a time…
– J.G. Holland
The best work is accomplished by men of poise and self-control…
Prudent planning prevents haste, waste, and inconvenience. When you have work to do…
Imagination is more powerful than knowledge. Knowledge is limited…
I am enough of the artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important…
Begin each day with good intentions, and apply yourself…
Right desires and aspirations bring increased happiness. When you begin the day with…
Quality Over Quantity: Let your guiding rule be not how much…
Cultivate finer tastes and discrimination in your choice of things. Get a right idea of values. Material possessions that you do not need and can not use are only a nuisance. Let your guiding rule be not how much but how good; quality over quantity. A thing you do not...
Good is eternal and indestructible, evil is…
Good is constructive, evil is destructive. Good elevates, encourages, and sustains; evil saddens, enslaves, and kills. Good builds churches, hospitals, monuments, cathedrals; evil sets up saloons, gambling-houses, and dens of sin. Good paints great pictures, carves...
Greatness of life is largely the product of definite purpose and…
There are larger possibilities for you. Greatness of life is largely the product of definite…
Before man made us citizens, great Nature made us men…
– J.R. Lowell
Childhood may do without a grand purpose, but manhood cannot…
– J.G. Holland
How Abraham Lincoln’s log-splitting led him to the Presidency
Abraham Lincoln was elected President largely because he was a rail-splitter.
