Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds 

— Albert Einstein

It is by acts and not by ideas that people live 

— Harry Emerson Fosdick

Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity 

— Louis Pasteur

Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow 

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living 

— Nelson Mandela

Don’t find fault, find a remedy 

—  Henry Ford

Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be  

— Abraham Lincoln

To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom 

— Bertrand Russell

Men do less than they ought, unless they do all they can 

— Thomas Carlyle

The important thing in life is to have great aim and to possess the aptitude and the perseverance to attain it 

— Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Let us strive to improve ourselves, for we cannot remain stationary; one either progresses or retrogrades 

— Mme. Du Deffand

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing 

— Helen Keller

Impatience never commanded success 

— Edwin H. Chapin

Good thoughts are no better than good dreams, unless they are executed 

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other  

— Walter Elliot

It’s always about appreciation. It pulls things in‚ it attracts support 

—  Dr John Gray

Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold; the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul 

— Democritus

You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do  

— Henry Ford

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now. 

— Chinese Proverb

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall 

— Oliver Goldsmith