“The lack of power to take joy in outdoor nature is as real a misfortune as the lack of power to take joy in books”
“They lack suggestive power. And when a book lacks suggestive power, however hard it hits the surface of the mind it cannot penetrate within.”
“No one can steal your joy from you, but you...take your power back!”
“lack of will power leads to more failure than lack of intelligence or ability.”
“The trouble with her is that she lacks the power of conversation but not the power of speech.”
“most men and women, by birth or nature, lack the means to advance in wealth or power, but all have the ability to advance in knowledge.”