A dedicated person can do what an entire army may fail to do. What is required is the spirit of ‘I will do it’.

Learning from others’ mistakes is the easiest way of not repeating that kind of mistake yourself.
Where there is sincerity, there are all kinds of moral beauty. In contrast, insincerity makes you ugly.

That great souls are the product not of ease but of adversity is borne out by history.
Unpleasantness has been put into this world for man to learn the right lessons from it.

No one fights for another: everyone has to fight life’s battles himself.
Being predictable in character is the best description of a true human being.

Maturity gives one the ability to forget unpleasant experiences.
If you can save your minutes, your hours will of themselves be saved.