“Do anything rather than give yourself to reverie”

“It is mind which does the work of the world, so that the more there is of mind, the more work will be accomplished”

“All that a man does outwardly is but the expression and completion of his inward thought. To work effectively, he must think clearly; to act nobly, he must think nobly”

“Difficulty is the element, and resistance the true work of a man”

“Undoubtedly a man is to labor to better his condition, but first to better himself”

“It is better to plan less and do more”