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The work of many of the greatest men, inspired by duty, has been done amidst suffering and trial and difficulty. They struggled against the tide, and reached the shore exhausted.
To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men - that is genius.
A happy marriage has in it all the pleasures of a friendship, all the enjoyments of sense and reason, and indeed, all the sweets of life.
The men who succeed are the efficient few. They are the few who have the ambition and will power to develop themselves.
Most successful men have not achieved their distinction by having some new talent or opportunity presented to them. They have developed the opportunity that was at hand.
Forgiveness is almost a selfish act because of its immense benefits to the one who forgives.
Women like silent men. They think they're listening.
When women are depressed, they eat or go shopping. Men invade another country. It's a whole different way of thinking.
Men in general judge more from appearances than from reality. All men have eyes, but few have the gift of penetration.
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
Humor is the great thing, the saving thing. The minute it crops up, all our irritation and resentments slip away, and a sunny spirit takes their place.
I want to know how God created this world. I am not interested in this or that phenomenon, in the spectrum of this or that element. I want to know His thoughts; the rest are details.
There is no greater glory than love, nor any greater punishment than jealousy.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
For many people,
an excuse is better than an achievement because
an achievement, no matter how great,
leaves you having to prove yourself again in the future
but an excuse can last for life."
When work, commitment, and pleasure all become one and you reach that deep well where passion lives, nothing is impossible.
Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs... since the payment is pure love.
I studied the lives of great men and famous women, and I found that the men and women who got to the top were those who did the jobs they had in hand, with everything they had of energy and enthusiasm.
Get excited and enthusiastic about you own dream. This excitement is like a forest fire -- you can smell it, taste it, and see it from a mile away.
Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it.
There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in doing something, you do it only when circumstance permit. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results.
Anyone can dabble, but once you've made that commitment, your blood has that particular thing in it, and it's very hard for people to stop you.
Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than material force, that thoughts
rule the world.
Reality is the name we give to our disappointments.
Order is to arrangement what the soul is to the body, and what mind is to matter.
Reputation is what men and women think of us. Character is what God and the angels know of us.
All intellectual improvement arises from leisure
Books are the compasses and telescopes and sextants and charts which other men have prepared to help us navigate the dangerous seas of human life.
Winners compare their achievements with their goals, while losers compare their achievements with those of other people
The starting point of all achievement is desire. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desire brings weak results, Just as a small amount of fire makes a small amount of heat.
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