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In prosperity, our friends know us; in adversity, we know our friends.
In prosperity, our friends know us; in adversity, we know our friends.
Genius makes its observations in short-hand; talent writes them out at length.
Genius makes its observations in short-hand; talent writes them out at length.
A good leader needs to have a compass in his head and a bar of steel
in his heart.
A good leader needs to have a compass in his head and a bar of steel
in his heart.
The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less
than you settled for.
The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less
than you settled for.
Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.
Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.
Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.
Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.
People wait for opportunity to come along...yet it is there every
morning.
People wait for opportunity to come along...yet it is there every
morning.
Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius.
Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius.
We may eventually come to realize that chastity is no more a virtue than malnutrition.
We may eventually come to realize that chastity is no more a virtue than malnutrition.
