It is not the truth that a man possesses, or believes that he possesses, but the earnest effort which he puts forward to reach the truth, which constitutes the worth of a man. For it is not by the possession, but the search after truth that he enlarges his power, wherein alone consists his ever-increasing perfection.
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Joy is the feeling of grinning on the inside.
Joy is the feeling of grinning on the inside.
If you are lonely when you are alone, you are in bad
company.
If you are lonely when you are alone, you are in bad
company.
You've got to watch your mind all the time or you'll awaken and find a
strange picture on your press.
You've got to watch your mind all the time or you'll awaken and find a
strange picture on your press.
Seek first to understand and then to be understood.
Seek first to understand and then to be understood.
Understand that most problems are a good sign. Problems indicate that
progress is being made, wheels are turning, you are read more
Understand that most problems are a good sign. Problems indicate that
progress is being made, wheels are turning, you are moving toward your
goals. Beware when you have no problems. Then you've really got a problem
. . . Problems are like landmarks of progress.
That's why many fail-because they don't get started-they don't go. They
don't overcome inertia. They don't begin.
That's why many fail-because they don't get started-they don't go. They
don't overcome inertia. They don't begin.
You will be as much value to others as you have been to yourself.
You will be as much value to others as you have been to yourself.
The man who succeeds above his fellows is the one who early
in life, clearly discerns his object, and towards read more
The man who succeeds above his fellows is the one who early
in life, clearly discerns his object, and towards that object habitually
directs his powers. Even genius itself is but fine observation
strengthened by fixity of purpose. Every man who observes vigilantly and
resolves steadfastly grows unconsciously into genius.
You can spend a lifetime, and, if you're honest with yourself, never once was your work perfect.
You can spend a lifetime, and, if you're honest with yourself, never once was your work perfect.
