Purpose
Meaning, direction, and intentional living
Go Confidently
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined....
Nothing Great Without Enthusiasm
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm....
Act in the Living Present
Act, act in the living Present! Heart within, and God o'erhead!...
What You Attract
Men do not attract that which they want, but that which they are....
Hitch Your Wagon
Hitch your wagon to a star....
How to Have a Friend
The only way to have a friend is to be one....
The Price of Anything
The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it....
Simplify
Simplify, simplify....
Advance Confidently
If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours....
Well Done
Well done is better than well said....
Dreamers Save the World
The dreamers are the saviours of the world....
Improve Themselves
Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves....
Lives of Great Men
Lives of great men all remind us / We can make our lives sublime,...
Art Is Long
Art is long, and Time is fleeting,...
To Thine Own Self
To thine own self be true....
Be Not Afraid of Greatness
Be not afraid of greatness....
A Good Deed Shines
How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world....
Do Not Squander Time
Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time; for that's the stuff life is made of....
Footprints on the Sands
Footprints, that perhaps another, sailing o'er life's solemn main, a forlorn and shipwrecked brother, seeing, shall take heart again....
Masters of Their Fates
Men at some time are masters of their fates....
Before Kings
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men....
Employ Thy Time Well
Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure....
If You Would Have It Done
If you would have your business done, go; if not, send....
The Diligent Shall Bear Rule
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule:...
Do It With Thy Might
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might;...
Joy in the Doing
Things won are done; joy's soul lies in the doing....
One Today
One today is worth two tomorrows....
Hide Not Thy Talents
Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?...
War With Thy Vices
Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man....
Get Wisdom
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom:...
Two Are Better Than One
Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour....
Not Too Late
Come, my friends, 'Tis not too late to seek a newer world....
No Struggle, No Progress
If there is no struggle, there is no progress....
Power Concedes Nothing
Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will....
Dare Mighty Things
Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much....
Place Responsibility
Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him....
First Say to Thyself
First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do....
You Could Leave Life
You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think....
No Crops Without Plowing
Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground....
Measure of Injustice
Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them....
Work Worth Doing
Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing....