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There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.
There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.
Perfection is what American women expect to find in their husbands... but English women only hope to find in their read more
Perfection is what American women expect to find in their husbands... but English women only hope to find in their butlers.
We need to give ourselves permission to act out our dreams and visions, not look for more sensations, more phenomena, read more
We need to give ourselves permission to act out our dreams and visions, not look for more sensations, more phenomena, but live our strongest dreams -- even if it takes a lifetime.
People forget how fast you did a job-but they remember how well you did
it.
People forget how fast you did a job-but they remember how well you did
it.
And life is what we make it, always has been, always will be.
And life is what we make it, always has been, always will be.
Before the gates of excellence the high gods have placed sweat; long is the road thereto and rough and steep read more
Before the gates of excellence the high gods have placed sweat; long is the road thereto and rough and steep at first; but when the heights are reached, then there is ease, though grievously hard in the winning. - Works and Days.
Every moment and every event of every man's life on earth plants something in his soul.
Every moment and every event of every man's life on earth plants something in his soul.
The first task of a leader is to keep hope alive.
The first task of a leader is to keep hope alive.
Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance toward the summit keeps the goal read more
Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance toward the summit keeps the goal in mind, but many beautiful scenes
are to be observed from each new vantage point. Climb slowly, steadily,
enjoying each passing moment; and the view from the summit will serve as a
fitting climax for the journey.
