Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.

For some time now they had been suspicious of him.

It was the silent time before dawn, along the shores of what had been one of the most beautiful lakes in southern Africa.

Only another writer, someone who had worked his heart out on a good book which sold three thousand copies, could appreciate the thrill that overcame me one Apr…

What we learn through failure becomes a precious part of us, strengthening us in everything we do. So let the tough things make you tougher.

I can assure you that there is the greatest practical benefit in making a few failures early in life. You learn that which is of inestimable importance - that …

Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.