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You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses.
You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses.
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.
It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.
It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.
We must be the change we wish to see in the world.
We must be the change we wish to see in the world.
I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to
pleasure.
I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to
pleasure.
Your goals are the road maps that guide you and show you what is possible for your life.
Your goals are the road maps that guide you and show you what is possible for your life.
Where ambition can cover its enterprises, even to the person himself, under the appearance of principle, it is the most read more
Where ambition can cover its enterprises, even to the person himself, under the appearance of principle, it is the most incurable and inflexible of passions.
Ambition never comes to an end.
Ambition never comes to an end.
A man should conceive of a legitimate purpose in his heart, and set out
to accomplish it. He should make read more
A man should conceive of a legitimate purpose in his heart, and set out
to accomplish it. He should make this purpose the centralizing point of
his thoughts. It may take the form of a spiritual ideal, or it may be a
worldly object, according to his nature at the time being; but whichever
it is, he should steadily focus his thought forces upon the object which
he has set before him. He should make this purpose his supreme duty, and
should devote himself to its attainment, not allowing his thoughts to
wander away into ephemeral fancies, longings, and imaginings. This is the
royal road to self-control and true concentration of thought. Even if he
fails again and again to accomplish his purpose (as he necessarily must
until weakness is overcome), the strength of character gained will be the
measure of his true success, and this will form a new starting point for
future power and triumph.
