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When nothing seems to help, I go look at a stonecutter hammering away at
his rock perhaps a hundred times read more
When nothing seems to help, I go look at a stonecutter hammering away at
his rock perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it.
Yet at the hundred and first blow it will split in two, and I know it was
not that blow that did it, but all that had gone before.
The best rules to form a young man are: to talk little, to hear much, to
reflect alone upon what read more
The best rules to form a young man are: to talk little, to hear much, to
reflect alone upon what has passed in company, to distrust one's own
opinions, and value others' that deserve it.
Four basic premises of writing: clarity, brevity, simplicity, and
humanity.
Four basic premises of writing: clarity, brevity, simplicity, and
humanity.
Remember, no human condition is ever permanent. Then you will not be
overjoyed in good fortune nor too scornful in read more
Remember, no human condition is ever permanent. Then you will not be
overjoyed in good fortune nor too scornful in misfortune.
We are made to persist. That's how we find out who we are.
We are made to persist. That's how we find out who we are.
Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for
the things we did not read more
Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for
the things we did not do that is inconsolable.
The chief executive who knows his strengths and weaknesses as a leader is likely to be far more effective than read more
The chief executive who knows his strengths and weaknesses as a leader is likely to be far more effective than the one who remains blind to them. He also is on the road to humility -- that priceless attitude of openness to life that can help a manager absorb mistakes, failures, or personal shortcomings.
The body is a community made up of its innumerable cells or
inhabitants.
The body is a community made up of its innumerable cells or
inhabitants.
What millions died that Caesar might be great?
What millions died that Caesar might be great?
