It always seems impossible until it's done.
Nelson Mandela

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
Nelson Mandela

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.
Cicero

Whatever you do, do with all your might.
Cicero

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.
Cicero

As the biggest library if it is in disorder is not as useful as a small but well-arranged one, so you may accumulate a vast amount of knowledge but it will be of far less value than a much smaller amount if you have not thought it over for yourself.
Schopenhauer

Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed.
Schopenhauer

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.
Schopenhauer

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
Seneca

If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable
Seneca

Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.
Seneca

To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

If four things are followed - having a great aim, acquiring knowledge, hard work, and perseverance - then anything can be achieved.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Excellence is a continuous process and not an accident.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.
Winston Churchill

Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.
Winston Churchill

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
Winston Churchill

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Well done is better than well said.
Benjamin Franklin

Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.
Benjamin Franklin

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.
Benjamin Franklin

He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.
Confucius

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.
Confucius

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
Confucius

Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often.
Mark Twain

The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and starting on the first one.
Mark Twain

Progressive improvement beats delayed perfection.
Mark Twain

The true teaching is not talking to you but leading you.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

In life there are no solutions; there are forces moving : you have to create them and solutions follow.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

As for the future, it is not about predicting it, but of making it possible.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Do not let yourself be tainted by sterile skepticism.
Louis Pasteur

It is not the profession that honors the man, but the man who honors the profession.
Louis Pasteur

Let me tell you the secret that led me to reach my goal. My strength lies solely on my tenacity.
Louis Pasteur

An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching.
Gandhi

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
Gandhi