The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it. Goethe, German writer Fear not that the life shall come to an end, but rather fear that it shall never have a beginning. John Henry Newman, English churchman We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope. Martin Luther King, Jr., American civil rights leader At twenty years of age, the will reigns; at thirty, the wit; and at forty, the judgment. Benjamin Franklin, American statesman and scientist Resolve to perform what you ought. Perform without fail what you resolve. Benjamin Franklin, American statesman and scientist