Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb ... Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in.

There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means.

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.

Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person. Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.

Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be