There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.

Action is the foundational key to all success.

I learned the lesson that great men cultivate love, and that only little men cherish a spirit of hatred. I learned that assistance given to the weak makes the one who gives it strong; and that oppression of the unfortunate makes one weak.

All work, even cotton spinning, is noble; work is alone noble ... A life of ease is not for any man, nor for any god.

Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.

In the fields of observation chance favours only the prepared mind.