In Texas, years ago, almost all of the oil came from surface operations.
Then someone got the idea that there were greater sources of supply deeper
down. A well was drilled five thousand feet deep. The result? A gusher.
Too many of us operate on the surface. We never go deep enough to find
supernatural resources. The result is, we never operate at our best. More
time and investment is involved to go deep but a gusher will pay off.
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If boyhood and youth are but vanity, must it not be our ambition to become men?
If boyhood and youth are but vanity, must it not be our ambition to become men?
It takes a thorn to remove a thorn.
It takes a thorn to remove a thorn.
Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a
tragedy.
Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a
tragedy.
Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.
Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.
Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing perfectly.
Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing perfectly.
... then the world 's mine oyster.
... then the world 's mine oyster.
The irony is that the person not taking risks feels the same amount of
fear as the person who regularly read more
The irony is that the person not taking risks feels the same amount of
fear as the person who regularly takes risks.
As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will-he will
be sure to repent it.
As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will-he will
be sure to repent it.
The Promised Land always lies on the other side of a Wilderness.
The Promised Land always lies on the other side of a Wilderness.
