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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.
Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he will have to put up read more
Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he will have to put up with himself. - The Art of Worldy Wisdom, 1647.
Hope is an orientation of spirit, an orientation of the
heart. It is not the conviction that something will turn read more
Hope is an orientation of spirit, an orientation of the
heart. It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the
certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.
If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again.
If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again.
One ship drives east and the other drives west by the self same winds that
blow. It's the set of read more
One ship drives east and the other drives west by the self same winds that
blow. It's the set of the sails and not the gales that determines the way
they go.
When your values are clear to you, making decisions becomes easier.
When your values are clear to you, making decisions becomes easier.
Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for good or bad. It read more
Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force.
All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and frustration is this: Act as if it were impossible read more
All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and frustration is this: Act as if it were impossible to fail. That is the talisman, the formula, the command of right-about-face which turns us from failure towards success.
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.