The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.
To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.
Repetition of the same thought or physical action develops into a habit which, repeated frequently enough, becomes an automatic reflex.
I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion'.
We have been called to heal wounds, to unite what has fallen apart, and to bring home those who have lost their way.
It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
We were a family who had come from nothing and now we had respect from French people of all sorts.
As long as I'm in great shape, nobody beats me, for sure.
To See a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour.
Only those are fit to live who do not fear to die; and none are fit to die who have shrunk from the joy of life and the duty of life. Both life and death are parts of the same Great Adventure.
To see me does not necessarily mean to see my face. To understand my thoughts is to have seen me.
Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.
All thinking men are atheists.
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
The great art of life is sensation, to feel that we exist, even in pain.
There is no refuge from confession but suicide; and suicide is confession.
Things may come to those who wait but only the things left by those who hustle.
Know thyself.
The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.
Victory is for those who can say 'Victory is mine'. Success is for those who can begin saying 'I will succeed' and say 'I have succeeded' in the end.