PandemicSoul Quotelog

Don’t wish me happiness. I don’t expect to be happy all the time… It’s gotten beyond that somehow. Wish me courage and strength and a sense of humor. I will need them all.

One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.

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

You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it, however.

Cherish your vision and your dreams as they are the children of your soul; the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.

A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose timidity prevented them from making a first effort.

When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you.

Courage must come from the soul within,
The man must furnish the will to win.
So figure it out for yourself, my lad.
You were born with all that the great have had,
With your equipment they all began,
Get hold of yourself and say: I can.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.

It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.

Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening, ever-ascending, ever-improving path. You know you will never get to the end of the journey. But this, far from discouraging, only adds to the joy and glory of the climb.

-Painting as a Pastime

Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.

Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.