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    Be stirring as the time; be fire with fire.
    Threaten the threat'ner, and outface the brow
    Of bragging horror. So shall inferior eyes,
    That borrow their behaviors from the great,
    Grow great by your example and put on
    The dauntless spirit of resolution.

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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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Good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no account.

Good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no account.

by Oscar Wilde 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 wish that men were as resolute as women

I wish that men were as resolute as women

by Anne Javouhey Found in: Resolution Quotes,
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I will be as harsh as truth and as uncompromising as justice.

I will be as harsh as truth and as uncompromising as justice.

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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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In truth there is no such thing in man's nature as a settled and
full resolve either for good read more

In truth there is no such thing in man's nature as a settled and
full resolve either for good or evil, except at the very moment
of execution.

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Nor cast one longing, ling'ring look behind.

Nor cast one longing, ling'ring look behind.

by Thomas Gray Found in: Resolution Quotes,
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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 read more

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.

by Eric Zorn Found in: Resolution Quotes,
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