Better the arrow that missed the lion than the one that killed a rabbit.

The upright, honest-hearted man Who strives to do the best he can, Need never fear the church's ban Or hell's damnation.

Who strives always to the utmost, him can we save.

You are not responsible for being down, but you are responsible for getting up.

... Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.

Who does the best his circumstance allows, Does well, acts nobly; angels could no more.

It is good to preserve the name, wealth, and honors you inherit, but it is better in every way if you yourself create a position and a name. The first requires good sense, but the second demands willpower and great virtue.

A life without fighting is a dead sea in the universal organism.

I do not know anyone who has got to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but should get you pretty near.