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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.
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder.
Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder.
We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone.
We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone.
It is not the truth that a man possesses, or believes that he possesses, but the earnest effort which he read more
It is not the truth that a man possesses, or believes that he possesses, but the earnest effort which he puts forward to reach the truth, which constitutes the worth of a man. For it is not by the possession, but the search after truth that he enlarges his power, wherein alone consists his ever-increasing perfection.
Love is an ideal thing, marriage is a real thing. A confusion of the
real with the ideal never goes read more
Love is an ideal thing, marriage is a real thing. A confusion of the
real with the ideal never goes unpunished.
Do not worry about holding high position; worry rather about playing
your proper role.
Do not worry about holding high position; worry rather about playing
your proper role.
Why not go out on a limb? Isn't that where the fruit is?.
Why not go out on a limb? Isn't that where the fruit is?.
The treacherous, unexplored areas of the world are not in continents or the seas; they are in the hearts and read more
The treacherous, unexplored areas of the world are not in continents or the seas; they are in the hearts and minds of men.