Talk not of wasted affection; affection never was wasted. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. American poet and educator (1807–1882) Love
The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well, and doing well whatever you do without thought of fame. If it comes at all it will come because it is deserved, not because it is sought after.
I heard the bells on Christmas Day. Their old, familiar carols play. And wild and sweet the words repeat. Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
The heights by great men reached and kept, were not obtained by sudden flight. But they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night.
If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.
Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody.