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To put away aimlessness and weakness, and to begin to think with
purpose, is to enter the ranks of those read more
To put away aimlessness and weakness, and to begin to think with
purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize
failure as one of the pathways to attainment; who make all conditions
serve them, and who think strongly, attempt fearlessly, and accomplish
masterfully.
Opportunity is missed by most people because it comes dressed in
overalls and looks like work.
Opportunity is missed by most people because it comes dressed in
overalls and looks like work.
Everything you add to the truth subtracts from the truth.
Everything you add to the truth subtracts from the truth.
Humanity has only scratched the surface of its real potential.
Humanity has only scratched the surface of its real potential.
The reason for the slow progress of the world seems to lie in a single fact. Every man is born read more
The reason for the slow progress of the world seems to lie in a single fact. Every man is born under the yoke, and grows up beneath the oppressions of his age. He can only get a vision of the unselfish forces in the world by appealing to them, and every appeal is a call to arms. If he fights he must fight, not one man, but a conspiracy. He is always at war with a civilization. On his side is proverbial philosophy, a galaxy of invisible saints and sages, and the half-developed consciousness and professions of everybody. Against him is the world, and every selfish passion in his own heart.
I cannot give you a formula for success, but I can give you a formula for
failure-which is: Try to read more
I cannot give you a formula for success, but I can give you a formula for
failure-which is: Try to please everybody.
Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit. You are what you repeatedly
do."
N.B. This quotation is a read more
Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit. You are what you repeatedly
do."
N.B. This quotation is a paraphrase of a much older quote by Aristotle, which see.
Real magic in relationships means an absence of judgment of others.
Real magic in relationships means an absence of judgment of others.
Happiness lies in good health and a bad memory.
Happiness lies in good health and a bad memory.