“Hast thou attempted greatness? then go on: / Back-turning slackens resolution.”— Robert Herrick, Hesperides, 1648, "Regression Spoils Resolution"Share
“Attempt the end and never stand to doubt; nothing's so hard but search will find it out.”— Robert HerrickShare
“Love is a circle that doth restless move / In the same sweet eternity of love.”— Robert HerrickShare
“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em.”— William ShakespeareShare
“Ambition has its disappointments to sour us, but never the good fortune to satisfy us.”— Benjamin FranklinShare
“The trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed.”— C.S. LewisShare
“The long, dull monotonous years of middle-aged prosperity or middle-aged adversity are excellent campaigning weather.”— C.S. LewisShare
“In all things success depends on previous preparation, and without such previous preparation there is sure to be failure.”— ConfuciusShare