Work, Drills, Excuses

Work keeps us from three great evils, boredom, vice and need.
~ François Marie Arouet Voltaire

School is a drill for the battle of life. If you fail in the drill you will fail in the battle.
~ Karl G. Maeser

Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.
~ Dr. George Washington Carver

Work, Adventure, Encouragement

Work keeps us from three great evils, boredom, vice and need.
~ François Marie Arouet Voltaire

Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure science.
~ Edwin Hubble

Encouragement is like a premium gasoline - it helps to take knocks out
of living.
~ Anonymous

Common sense

"Common sense is not so common."

- Voltaire