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The noblest spirit is most strongly attracted by the love of glory.
The noblest spirit is most strongly attracted by the love of glory.
Fall down seven times, stand up eight.
Fall down seven times, stand up eight.
Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they
were to success when they gave up.
Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they
were to success when they gave up.
Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things
turn out.
Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things
turn out.
Eighty percent of success is showing up.
Eighty percent of success is showing up.
Before the tongue can speak, it must have lost the power to wound.
Before the tongue can speak, it must have lost the power to wound.
The prudent person may direct a state, but it is the enthusiast who regenerates or ruins it.
The prudent person may direct a state, but it is the enthusiast who regenerates or ruins it.
The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it.
The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it.
Rare is the person who can weigh the faults of others without putting his
thumb on the scales.
Rare is the person who can weigh the faults of others without putting his
thumb on the scales.