You cannot push any one up a ladder unless he be willing to climb a little himself.
The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell.
All honor's wounds are self-inflicted.
There is no class so pitiably wretched as that which possesses money and nothing else.
Every act you have ever performed since the day you were born was performed because you wanted something.
People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.
