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There ought to be so many who are excellent, there are so few.
There ought to be so many who are excellent, there are so few.
Excellence can be obtained if you:...care more than others think is wise;...risk more than others think is safe;...dream more than read more
Excellence can be obtained if you:...care more than others think is wise;...risk more than others think is safe;...dream more than others think is practical;...expect more than others think is possible.
Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, read more
Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.
Real excellence and humility are not incompatible one with the other, on the contrary they are twin sisters.
Real excellence and humility are not incompatible one with the other, on the contrary they are twin sisters.
A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
Life's like a play; it's not the length but the excellence of the acting that matters
Life's like a play; it's not the length but the excellence of the acting that matters
If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not read more
If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.
One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.
One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.
Champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months and years they spend read more
Champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months and years they spend preparing for it. The victorious performance itself is merely the demonstration of their championship character
