Occupation: Writer Birth: June 19, 1856 Death: May 7, 1915
Progress comes from the intelligent use of experience..
To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing and be nothing..
If you work for a man, in heaven's name work for him, speak well of him, and stand by the institution he represents. Remember, an ounce of loyalty is….
Positive anything is better than negative nothing..
Love grows by giving. The love we give away is the only love we keep. The only way to retain love is to give it away..
The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: Be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge..
Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway..
Everything comes too late for those who only wait..
Happiness is a habit—cultivate it..
People who are able to do their own thinking should not allow others to do it for them..
The greatest mistake you can make in life is continually fearing that you'll make one..
God will not look you over for medals degrees or diplomas, but for scars..
To make mistakes is human, but to profit from them is divine..
Constant effort and frequent mistakes are the stepping stones to genius..
The friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you..
Self-discipline is the ability to make yourself do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not..
The cheerful loser is the winner..
He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words..
Dreams can come true, but there is a secret. They're realized through the magic of persistence, determination, commitment, passion, practice, focus a….
Many people fail in life, not for lack of ability or brains or even courage but simply because they have never organized their energies around a goal..
Where parents do too much for their children, the children will not do much for themselves..