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Practice is everything"This is often misquoted as "Practice makes perfect.
Practice is everything"This is often misquoted as "Practice makes perfect.
My importance to the world is relatively small. On the other hand, my importance to myself is tremendous. I am read more
My importance to the world is relatively small. On the other hand, my importance to myself is tremendous. I am all I have to work with, to play with, to suffer and to enjoy. It is not the eyes of others that I am wary of, but of my own. I do not intend to let myself down more than I can possibly help, and I find that the fewer illusions I have about myself or the world around me, the better company I am for myself.
Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.
Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.
A thought which does not result in an action is nothing much, and an action which does not proceed from read more
A thought which does not result in an action is nothing much, and an action which does not proceed from a thought is nothing at all.
He who angers you conquers you.
He who angers you conquers you.
Bear one another's burdens.
Bear one another's burdens.
A man who strains himself on the stage is bound, if he is any good, to strain all the people read more
A man who strains himself on the stage is bound, if he is any good, to strain all the people sitting in the stalls.
If the career you have chosen has some unexpected inconvenience, console yourself by reflecting that no career is without them.
If the career you have chosen has some unexpected inconvenience, console yourself by reflecting that no career is without them.
Others have done it before me. I can, too.
Others have done it before me. I can, too.
