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    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.

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I was thrown out of college for cheating on the metaphysics exam; I
looked into the soul of the boy read more

I was thrown out of college for cheating on the metaphysics exam; I
looked into the soul of the boy next to me.

by Woody Allen Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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You can lay down and die, or you can get up and fight, but that's it -- there's no turning read more

You can lay down and die, or you can get up and fight, but that's it -- there's no turning back.

by Jon English Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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A wife encourages her husband's egoism in order to encourage her own.

A wife encourages her husband's egoism in order to encourage her own.

by Russel Green Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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Assumptions are the termites of relationships.

Assumptions are the termites of relationships.

by Henry Winkler Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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Tough times never last but tough people do.

Tough times never last but tough people do.

by Robert Schuller Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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Firmness in enduring and exertion is a character I always wish to possess. I have always despised the whining yelp read more

Firmness in enduring and exertion is a character I always wish to possess. I have always despised the whining yelp of complaint and cowardly resolve.

by Robert Burns Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.

Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.

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Honest men esteem and value nothing so much in this world as a real friend. Such a one is as read more

Honest men esteem and value nothing so much in this world as a real friend. Such a one is as it were another self, to whom we impart our most secret thoughts, who partakes of our joy, and comforts us in our affliction; add to this, that his company is an everlasting pleasure to us.

by Unknown Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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There's no sentence that's too short in the eyes of God.

There's no sentence that's too short in the eyes of God.

by William Zinsser Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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