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Sailing a boat calls for quick action, a blending of feeling with the wind and water as well as with the very heart and soul of the boat itself.... →
A cheerful frame of mind, reinforced by relaxation... is the medicine that puts all ghosts of fear on the run.
I say to myself that I shall try to make my life like an open fireplace, so that people may be warmed and cheered by it and so go out themselves to... →
There is no such thing as a 'self-made' man. We are made up of thousands of others.
We cannot waste time. We can only waste ourselves.
It is a great thing to have a big brain, a fertile imagination, grand ideals, but the man with these, bereft of a good backbone, is sure to serve no... →
What you think means more than anything else in your life. More than what you earn, more than where you live, more than your social position, and... →
Character is greater than talent, genius, fame, money, friends - there is nothing to compare with it. A man may have all these and yet remain... →
Beauty of expression is so akin to the voice of the sea.
It is easier to win than to fail. Everybody sides with the winner. But the failure walks alone.
Few people wear out before their time. Mostly they rust out, worry out, run out - spill out. A machine must have care and its different parts must be... →
No matter what your work today, if it is worth while at all - time to plan it out, time to do it well, and time to finish it, is your day's... →
What is more beautiful than a sea of water with a number of white-winged boats skirting its surface? Poetry and beauty contesting with the wind and... →