Diligence

There is no substitute for hard work

I believe that the true road to preeminent success in any line is to make yourself master of that line

Whatever I engage in, I must push inordinately

Concentration is my motto - first honesty, then industry, then concentration

Do anything rather than give yourself to reverie

It is better to plan less and do more

I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy.

I would sooner fail than not be among the greatest

Never be entirely idle; but either be reading, or writing, or praying or meditating or endeavoring something for the public good

The human tendency to regard little things as important has produced very many great things

For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work, patience, love, self-sacrifice

By perseverance the snail reached the ark

Must is a hard nut to crack, but it has a sweet kernel.