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    Making resolutions is a cleansing ritual of self-assessment and repentance that demands personal honesty and, ultimately, reinforces humility. Breaking them is part of the cycle.

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And hearts resolved and hands prepared
The blessings they enjoy to guard.

And hearts resolved and hands prepared
The blessings they enjoy to guard.

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The block of granite which is an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway read more

The block of granite which is an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Resolution Quotes,
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For when two
Join in the same adventure, one perceives
Before the other how they ought to read more

For when two
Join in the same adventure, one perceives
Before the other how they ought to act;
While one alone, however prompt, resolves
More tardily and with a weaker will.

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Never tell your resolution beforehand.

Never tell your resolution beforehand.

by John Selden Found in: Resolution Quotes,
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It is always during a passing state of mind that we make lasting resolutions.

It is always during a passing state of mind that we make lasting resolutions.

by Marcel Proust Found in: Resolution Quotes,
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I am in earnest--I will not equivocate--I will not excuse--I will
not retreat a single inch and I will read more

I am in earnest--I will not equivocate--I will not excuse--I will
not retreat a single inch and I will be heard.

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In life's small things be resolute and great
To keep thy muscle trained: knowst thou when Fate
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In life's small things be resolute and great
To keep thy muscle trained: knowst thou when Fate
Thy measure takes, or when she'll say to thee,
"I find thee worthy; do this deed for me?"

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Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.

Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.

by Benjamin Franklin Found in: Resolution Quotes,
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Hast thou attempted greatnesse?
Then go on;
Back-turning slackens resolution.

Hast thou attempted greatnesse?
Then go on;
Back-turning slackens resolution.

by Robert Herrick Found in: Resolution Quotes,
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