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    He who would accomplish little must sacrifice little; he who would
    achieve much must sacrifice much; he who would attain highly must
    sacrifice greatly.

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Sometimes the poorest man leaves his children the richest inheritance.

Sometimes the poorest man leaves his children the richest inheritance.

by Ruth E Renkel Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less
than you settled for.

The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less
than you settled for.

by Maureen Dowd Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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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.

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If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and read more

If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.

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Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.

Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.

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If a man happens to find himself, he has a mansion which he can inhabit
with dignity all the days read more

If a man happens to find himself, he has a mansion which he can inhabit
with dignity all the days of his life.

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He who hesitates is probably right.

He who hesitates is probably right.

by Bogovich Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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When nothing seems to help, I go look at a stonecutter hammering away at
his rock perhaps a hundred times read more

When nothing seems to help, I go look at a stonecutter hammering away at
his rock perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it.
Yet at the hundred and first blow it will split in two, and I know it was
not that blow that did it, but all that had gone before.

by Jacob Riis Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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A positive attitude can really make dreams come true -- it did for me.

A positive attitude can really make dreams come true -- it did for me.

by Zina Garrison Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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