“It’s the constant and determined effort that breaks down all resistance, sweeps away all obstacles.”

“The proof of a well-trained mind is that it rejoices in which is good and grieves at the opposite.”

“Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than education without natural ability.”

“The big shots are only the little shots who keep shooting.”

“Drugs are merely the most obvious form of addiction in our society. Drug addiction is one of the things that undermines traditional values.”

“Life is just a blank slate, what matters most is what you write on it.”

“Better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.”

“The important thing is this: To be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.”

“A man who dares to waste one hour of life has not discovered the value of life.”

“Experience shows that success is due less to ability than to zeal. The winner is he who gives himself to his work, body and soul.”