We build our world in vain, unless the builders also grow. It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life does not lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy of life lies in having no goal to reach. A sparrow flying through the air heard a clap of thunder. He fell to the ground with his two little legs sticking straight up in the air.
Ships sail east and ships sail west by the self-same breezes blow.
It's the set of the sail and not the gale that determines where they go. Built a bridge to span the tide. The student is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be lit, and a good fire needs fresh air. But all the while I'se been climbing, and going forth In the dark, cause there ain't been no light. No wind is favorable to a sailor who does not know to what port he or she is sailing.