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Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder.
Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder.
One's eyes are what one is, one's mouth is what one becomes.
One's eyes are what one is, one's mouth is what one becomes.
Whenever you want to achieve something, keep your eyes open, concentrate and make sure you know exactly what it is read more
Whenever you want to achieve something, keep your eyes open, concentrate and make sure you know exactly what it is you want. No one can hit their target with their eyes closed.
There is the greatest practical benefit in making a few failures early
in life.
There is the greatest practical benefit in making a few failures early
in life.
The one who pursues revenge should dig two graves.
The one who pursues revenge should dig two graves.
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.
People who enjoy what they are doing invariably do it well.
People who enjoy what they are doing invariably do it well.
Do your work; not just your work and no more, but a little more for the lavishing's sake -- that read more
Do your work; not just your work and no more, but a little more for the lavishing's sake -- that little more which is worth all the rest.
