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Whoever said, "It's not whether you win or lose that counts,"
probably lost.
Whoever said, "It's not whether you win or lose that counts,"
probably lost.
Often people attempt to live their lives backwards: they try to have
more things, or more money, in order to read more
Often people attempt to live their lives backwards: they try to have
more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want to they
will be happier. The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first
be who you really are, then do what you need to do, in order to have what
you want.
All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer. - Gnomologia, 1732.
All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer. - Gnomologia, 1732.
What's meant to be will always find a way.
What's meant to be will always find a way.
The journey is difficult, immense. We will travel as far as we can, but we cannot in one lifetime see read more
The journey is difficult, immense. We will travel as far as we can, but we cannot in one lifetime see all that we would like to see or to learn all that we hunger to know.
When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be disappointed to discover they are not read more
When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be disappointed to discover they are not it.
Many a man is praised for his reserve and so-called shyness when he is simply too proud to risk making read more
Many a man is praised for his reserve and so-called shyness when he is simply too proud to risk making a fool of himself. - All About Ourselves and Other Essays.
A thought which does not result in an action is nothing much, and an
action which does not proceed from read more
A thought which does not result in an action is nothing much, and an
action which does not proceed from a thought is nothing at all.
Men are more important than tools. If you don't believe so, put a good tool into the hands of a read more
Men are more important than tools. If you don't believe so, put a good tool into the hands of a poor workman.
