Don’t Be A Softie
“Steel can be tempered and hardened, and so can men. In this world of struggle, which was not designed for softies, a man must be harder than what hits him. Yes, he must be diamond-hard. Then he’ll not be fed up with his little personal troubles.” -Herbert N. Casson See more quotes organized by topic
Do More Than…
DO MORE THAN Do more than exist, live. Do more than touch, feel. Do more than look, observe. Do more than read, absorb. Do more than hear, listen. Do more than listen, understand. Do more than think, ponder. Do more than talk, say something. -John Rhoades Find more quotes by topic
Iron-Will Determination
“When confronted with iron-will determination, I can see Time, Fate, and Circumstance calling a hasty conference and deciding, “We might as well let him have his dream. He said he’s going to get there or die trying.” -Jim Rohn
Force Yourself to Work
“Thank God every morning when you get up that you have something to do that day which must be done, whether you like it or not. Being forced to work, and forced to do your best, will breed in you temperance and self-control, diligence and strength of will, cheerfulness and content, and a hundred virtues […]
The Capacity For Greatness
“Some things have not changed since the dawn of history, and bid fair to last out time itself. One of these things is the capacity for greatness in man–his capacity for being often the master of the event–and sometimes even more–the changer of the course of history itself. This capacity for greatness is a very […]
It Is Better To Dare Mighty Things
“It is better to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though chequered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much because they live in the grey twilight that knows not victory or defeat.” -Theodore Roosevelt
The Doors of Your Soul
“The ideal life is in our blood and never will be lost. Sad will be the day for any man when he becomes contented with the thoughts he is thinking and the deeds he is doing–when there is not forever beating at the doors of his soul some great desire to do something larger which […]
Inner Satisfaction
“You, yourself, have got to see that there is no just interpretation of life except in terms of life’s best things. No pleasure philosophy, no sensuality, no place nor power, no material success can for a moment give such inner satisfaction as the sense of living for good purposes, for maintenance of integrity, for the […]