A human being feels able and competent only so long as he is permitted to contribute as much as, or more, than he has contributed to him. A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success. A pessimist is a man who has been compelled to live with an optimist. All noise is waste. So cultivate quietness in your speech, in your thoughts, in your emotions. Speak habitually low. Wait for attention and then you low words will be charged with dynamite. Men are rich only as they give. He who gives great service gets great rewards. Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on the street. There is no failure except in no longer trying. The object of teaching a child is to enable them to get along without their teacher. The only foes that threaten America are the enemies at home, and these are ignorance, superstition and incompetence. The path of least resistance is what makes rivers run crooked. | 
