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Pray that success will not come any faster than you are able to endure it.
Pray that success will not come any faster than you are able to endure it.
That low man seeks a little thing to do,
Sees it and does it;
This high man, read more
That low man seeks a little thing to do,
Sees it and does it;
This high man, with a great thing to pursue,
Dies ere he knows it.
That low man goes on adding one to one,
His hundreds soon hit:
His high man, aiming at a million,
Misses an unit.
The penalty of success is to be bored by the attentions of people who formerly snubbed you.
The penalty of success is to be bored by the attentions of people who formerly snubbed you.
For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west,
nor from the south.
For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west,
nor from the south.
Success: To laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn read more
Success: To laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends, to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!
Now, by St. Paul, the work goes bravely on.
Now, by St. Paul, the work goes bravely on.
In order to succeed you must fail, so that you know what not to do the next time.
In order to succeed you must fail, so that you know what not to do the next time.
Failure is not an option. Everyone has to succeed.
Failure is not an option. Everyone has to succeed.
If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.
If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.