“Success is full of promise till men get it; and then it is last year's nest from which the bird has flown.”— Henry Ward Beecher, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895)Share
“He who is false to present duty breaks a thread in the loom, and will find the flaw when he may have forgotten its cause.”— Henry Ward BeecherShare
“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
