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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.
Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.
Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.
Information's pretty thin stuff unless mixed with experience.
Information's pretty thin stuff unless mixed with experience.
The hours that make us happy make us wise.
The hours that make us happy make us wise.
Man is made or unmade by himself. By the right choice he ascends. As a
being of power, intelligence, and read more
Man is made or unmade by himself. By the right choice he ascends. As a
being of power, intelligence, and love, and the lord of his own thoughts,
he holds the key to every situation.
People who have attained things worth having in this world have worked
while others have idled, have perservered while others read more
People who have attained things worth having in this world have worked
while others have idled, have perservered while others gave up in despair,
and have practiced early in life the valuable habits of self-denial,
industry, and singleness of purpose. As a result, they enjoy in later life
the success often erroneously attributed to good luck.
Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.
Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.
All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer. - Gnomologia, 1732.
All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer. - Gnomologia, 1732.
Life must be lived forward, but can only be understood backwards.
Life must be lived forward, but can only be understood backwards.
