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    A good intention but fixed and resolute - bent on high and holy ends, we shall find means to them on every side and at every moment; and even obstacles and opposition will but make us "like the fabled specter-ships," which sail the fastest in the very teeth of the wind.

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The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.

The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.

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Those who commence deliberately. They plod on. They stick to it. They persevere and finally reap their rewards.

Those who commence deliberately. They plod on. They stick to it. They persevere and finally reap their rewards.

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Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.

Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.

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Obstacles cannot crush me. Every obstacle yields to stern resolve. He who is fixed to a star does not change read more

Obstacles cannot crush me. Every obstacle yields to stern resolve. He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.

by Leonardo Davinci Found in: Obstacles Quotes,
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Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if they can. If they see you read more

Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if they can. If they see you are afraid of them... they are liable to spring upon you; but if you look them squarely in the eye, they will slink out of sight.

by Orison Swett Marden Found in: Obstacles Quotes,
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Defeat may test you; it need not stop you. If at first you don't succeed, try another way. For every read more

Defeat may test you; it need not stop you. If at first you don't succeed, try another way. For every obstacle there is a solution. Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. The greatest mistake is giving up.

by Anonymous Found in: Obstacles Quotes,
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Whether you think you can or think you can't - you are right

Whether you think you can or think you can't - you are right

by Henry Ford Found in: Obstacles Quotes,
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The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and read more

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew.

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The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance -- it is the illusion of knowledge.

The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance -- it is the illusion of knowledge.

by Daniel J. Boorstin Found in: Obstacles Quotes,
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