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Let us develop the resources of our land, call forth its powers, build up its institutions, promote all its great read more
Let us develop the resources of our land, call forth its powers, build up its institutions, promote all its great interests, and see whether we also, in our day and generation, may not perform something worthy to be remembered.
Give me the ready hand rather than the ready tongue.
Give me the ready hand rather than the ready tongue.
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.
Nothing happens until something moves.
Nothing happens until something moves.
You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing read more
You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action.
Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinions of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth read more
Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinions of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth.
What one has, one ought to use; and whatever he does he should do
with all his might.
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What one has, one ought to use; and whatever he does he should do
with all his might.
[Lat., Quod est, eo decet uti: et quicquid agas, agere pro
viribus.]
When we treat man as he is, we make him worse than he is; when we treat him as if read more
When we treat man as he is, we make him worse than he is; when we treat him as if he already were what he potentially could be, we make him what he should be.
Periods of tranquility are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up.
Periods of tranquility are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up.