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It is not the truth that a man possesses, or believes that he possesses, but the earnest effort which he read more
It is not the truth that a man possesses, or believes that he possesses, but the earnest effort which he puts forward to reach the truth, which constitutes the worth of a man. For it is not by the possession, but the search after truth that he enlarges his power, wherein alone consists his ever-increasing perfection.
A belief is not merely an idea the mind possesses; it is an idea that
possesses the mind.
A belief is not merely an idea the mind possesses; it is an idea that
possesses the mind.
The only people who never fail are those who never try.
The only people who never fail are those who never try.
The real contest is always between what you've done and what you're capable of doing. You measure yourself against yourself read more
The real contest is always between what you've done and what you're capable of doing. You measure yourself against yourself and nobody else.
Nothing recedes like success.
Nothing recedes like success.
The idea of thanking staff should mean giving them something that they would never buy for themselves.
The idea of thanking staff should mean giving them something that they would never buy for themselves.
It is up to us to give ourselves recognition. If we wait for it to come from others, we feel read more
It is up to us to give ourselves recognition. If we wait for it to come from others, we feel resentful when it doesn't, and when it does, we may well reject it.
There is nothing so fatal to character as half finished tasks.
There is nothing so fatal to character as half finished tasks.