“The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.”

“When heaven is about to confer a great responsibility on any man, it will exercise his mind with suffering, subject his sinews and bones to hard work, expose his body to hunger, put him to poverty, place obstacles in the paths of his deeds, so as to stimulate his mind, harden his nature, and improve wherever he is incompetent. ”

“I've never been poor, only broke. Being poor is a frame of mind. Being broke is only a temporary situation. ”

“Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go much further than people with vastly superior talent. ”

“Morale is a state of mind. It is steadfastness and courage and hope. It is confidence and zeal and loyalty. It is elan, ésprit de corps, and determination.”

“I think you should take your job seriously, but not yourself- that is the best combination. ”

“Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future. ”

“Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones we miss.”

“Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars, but remember to keep your feet on the ground. ”

“Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray. ”

“How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. ”

“I have found no greater satisfaction than achieving success through honest dealing and strict adherence to the view that, for you to gain, those you deal with should gain as well. ”

“It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you stumble, there lies your treasure. ”

“Things that matter most must never be at the mercy of things that matter least.”

“Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance. ”

“That's all a man can hope for during his lifetime- to set an example- and when he is dead, to be an inspiration for history.”

“Hold fast to dreams. For if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.”

“To finish first, you must first finish. ”

“An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything, and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men.”

“You know, I used to think the future was solid or fixed, something you inherited like an old building that you move into when the previous generation moves out or gets chased out. But it's not. The future is not fixed; it's fluid. You can build your own building, or hut or condo...the world is more malleable than you think and it's waiting for you to hammer it into shape.”

“A desire presupposes the possibility of action to achieve it; action presupposes a goal which is worth achieving. ”

“Excellence is never an accident; it is the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction, skillful execution and the vision to see obstacles as opportunities.”

“Light yourself on fire with passion and people will come from miles to watch you burn.”

“Nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose- a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.”

“Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same.”

“Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape destinies and societies; but the compelling force of all times has been the force of originality and creation profoundly affecting the roots of human spirit. ”

“If your success is not on your own terms, if it looks good to the world but does not feel good in your heart, it is not success at all.”

“Nothing happens to any man that he is not formed by nature to bear. ”

“Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one's better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on one's ideas, to take a calculated risk- and to act. ”

“Patience will achieve more than force. ”

“The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity. ”

“It takes tremendous discipline to control the influence, the power you have over other people's lives. ”

“Are you bored with life? Then throw yourself into some work you believe in with all your heart, live for it, die for it, and you will find happiness that you had thought could never be yours. ”