William Osler·1897When schemes are laid in advance, it is surprising how often the circumstances fit in with them.
Henry Ford·1922The man who has the largest capacity for work and thought is the man who is bound to succeed.
Leonardo da Vinci·1490·MilanIt had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them.
Winston Churchill·1923Eaten bread is soon forgotten. Dangers which are warded off by effective precautions and foresight are never even remembered.
Mahatma Gandhi·1947You may never know what results come of your actions. But if you do nothing, there will be no result.
Seneca·63 AD·RomeIt is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult.
Theodore Roosevelt·1899We have a given problem to solve. If we undertake the solution, there is, of course, always danger that we may not solve it aright; but to refuse to undertake the solution simply renders it certain that we cannot possibly solve it aright.
Confucius·5th century BC·Qufu, ChinaIf a man take no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand.