Julius Caesar on success

It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.

As a rule, men worry more about what they can’t see than about what they can.

I assure you I had rather be the first man here than the second man in Rome.

For the want of a nail, the shoe was lost; for the want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for the want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy, all for the want of care about a horseshoe nail.

Benjamin Franklin1706–1790Poor Richard’s Almanack

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much; who has enjoyed the trust of pure women, the respect of intelligent men and the love of little children.