An Aim in Life

“An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding; and it is not to be found in foreign lands, but in the heart itself.”
— Robert Louis Stevenson

Enthusiasm

“Enthusiasm is the mainspring of the soul. Keep it wound up and you will never be without power to get what you actually need.”
— Napoleon Hill

Knowledge and Experience

“One of the most valuable things any man can learn is the art of using the knowledge and experience of others.”
— Napoleon Hill

Great Achievement

“Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.”
— Napoleon Hill

Courage

“Courage is the standing army of the soul which keeps it from conquest, pillage, and slavery.”
— Henry Van Dyke

Thousand Head-Bowings in Prayer

“To give pleasure to a single heart by a single kind act is better than a thousand head-bowings in prayer.”
— Saadi

The Best Roses Bush

“The best rose bush, after all, is not that which has the fewest thorns, but that which bears the finest roses.”
— Henry Van Dyke

Do Not be Affraid of Mistakes

“The only man who makes no mistakes is the man who never does anything. Do not be afraid of mistakes providing you do not make the same one twice.”
— Theodore Rosevelt