Every Germ Of Goodness Will At Last

The Lack Of Opportunity Is Ever The Excuse Of A Weak, Vacillating Mind. Opportunities! Every Life Is Full Of Them. Every Newspaper Article Is An Opportunity. Every Client Is An Opportunity. Every Sermon Is An Opportunity. Every Business Transaction Is An Opportunity, An Opportunity To Be Polite, An Opportunity To Be Manly, An Opportunity To Be Honest, An Opportunity To Make Friends.

Every Thought Which Enters The Mind, Every Word We Utter, Every Deed We Perform, Makes Its Impression Upon The Inmost Fiber Of Our Being And The Result Of These Impressions Is Our Character. The Study Of Books, Of Music, Or Of The Fine Arts Is Not Essential To A Lofty Character. It Rests With The Worker Whether A Rude Piece Of Marble Shall Be Squared Into A Horse-block Or Carved Into An Apollo, A Psyche, Or A Venus Di Milo. It Is Yours, If You Choose, To Develop A Spiritual Form More Beautiful Than Any Of These, Instinct With Immortal Life, Refulgent With All The Glory Of Character.

Success Is Not Measured By What You Accomplish, But By The Opposition You Have Encountered, And The Courage With Which You Have Maintained The Struggle Against Overwhelming Odds.

The Successful Men Of Today Are Men Of One Overmastering Idea, One Unwavering Aim, Men Of Single And Intense Purpose.

Laughter Brightens The Eye, Increases The Perspiration, Expands The Chest, Forces The Poisoned Air From The Least-used Cells, And Tends To Restore That Exquisite Poise Or Balance Which We Call Health.