Platoยท375 BCยทAthens, GreeceThe beginning is the most important part of any work, especially in the case of a young and tender thing; for that is the time at which the character is being formed and the desired impression is more readily taken.
William Oslerยท1897When schemes are laid in advance, it is surprising how often the circumstances fit in with them.
Abraham Lincolnยท1860ยทSpringfieldGive me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.
John Paul Jonesยท1778It seems to be a law of nature, inflexible and inexorable, that those who will not risk cannot win.
James Allenยท1903ยทIlfracombe, EnglandAll that a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct result of his own thoughts.