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The men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those
who try to do nothing and read more
The men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those
who try to do nothing and succeed.
Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.
Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.
Mistakes are the portals of discovery.
Mistakes are the portals of discovery.
Why does a virtuous man take delight in the landscapes? Because the din of the dusty world and the locked-in-ness read more
Why does a virtuous man take delight in the landscapes? Because the din of the dusty world and the locked-in-ness of human habitations are what human nature habitually abhors; while on the contrary, haze, mist, and the haunting spirits of the mountains are what human nature seeks, and yet can rarely find.
We are born into the world of nature; our second birth is into the
world of spirit.
We are born into the world of nature; our second birth is into the
world of spirit.
In addition to self-awareness, imagination and conscience, it is the
fourth human endowment-independent will-that really makes effective
self-management possible. It read more
In addition to self-awareness, imagination and conscience, it is the
fourth human endowment-independent will-that really makes effective
self-management possible. It is the ability to make decisions and choices
and to act in accordance with them. It is the ability to act rather than
to be acted upon, to proactively carry out the program we have developed
through the other three endowments. Empowerment comes from learning how to
use this great endowment in the decisions we make every day.
We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief
requirements of life, when all that we need to make read more
We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief
requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something
to be enthusiastic about.
The guns and bombs, the rockets and the warships, all are symbols of
human failure.
The guns and bombs, the rockets and the warships, all are symbols of
human failure.
They who are all things to their neighbors cease to be anything to
themselves.
They who are all things to their neighbors cease to be anything to
themselves.
