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    The path of least resistance and least trouble is a mental rut already made. It requires troublesome work to undertake the alternation of old beliefs. Self-conceit often regards it as a sign of weakness to admit that a belief to which we have once committed ourselves is wrong. We get so identified with an idea that it is literally a "pet" notion and we rise to its defense and stop our eyes and ears to anything different.

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The only limits are, as always, those of vision.

The only limits are, as always, those of vision.

by James Broughton Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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If at first you don't succeed, you are running about average.

If at first you don't succeed, you are running about average.

by M. H. Alderson Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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The last suit that you wear, you don't need any pockets.

The last suit that you wear, you don't need any pockets.

by Wayne Dyer Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but
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A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but
rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.

by Hugh Downs Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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I've searched all the parks in all the cities and found no statues of
committees.

I've searched all the parks in all the cities and found no statues of
committees.

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God gave burdens, also shoulders.

God gave burdens, also shoulders.

by Yiddish Proverb Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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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.

by Norman Douglas Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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To put away aimlessness and weakness, and to begin to think with
purpose, is to enter the ranks of those read more

To put away aimlessness and weakness, and to begin to think with
purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize
failure as one of the pathways to attainment; who make all conditions
serve them, and who think strongly, attempt fearlessly, and accomplish
masterfully.

by James Allen Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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God's delays are not God's denials.

God's delays are not God's denials.

by Robert Schuller Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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