Be Larger Than Your Task.

You Cannot Measure A Man By His Failures. You Must Know What Use He Makes Of Them. What Did They Mean To Him. What Did He Get Out Of Them.

A Constant Struggle, A Ceaseless Battle To Bring Success From Inhospitable Surroundings, Is The Price Of All Great Achievements.

A Lobster, When Left High And Dry Among The Rock, Does Not Have The Sense Enough To Work His Way Back To The Sea, But Waits For The Sea To Come To Him. If It Does Not Come, He Remains Where He Is And Dies, Although The Slightest Effort Would Enable Him To Reach The Waves, Which Are Perhaps Within A Yard Of Him. The World Is Full Of Human Lobsters; People Stranded On The Rocks Of Indecision And Procrastination, Who, Instead Of Putting Forth Their Own Energies, Are Waiting For Some Grand Billow Of Good Fortune To Set Them Afloat.

No Man Fails Who Does His Best.

Many Mothers Make The Mistake Of Forever Looking For The Bad In The Child, Trying To . . . Uproot And Drive It Out. This Is Like Trying To Eject The Darkness From A Room Without Opening The Shutters And Letting In The Light. As John Newton Said, 'i Cannot Sweep The Darkness Out, But I Can Shine It Out.'