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Don't be afraid to fail. Don't waste energy trying to cover up failure. Learn from your failures and go on read more
Don't be afraid to fail. Don't waste energy trying to cover up failure. Learn from your failures and go on to the next challenge. It's OK to fail. If you're not failing, you're not growing.
Challenge yourself with something you know you could never do, and what you’ll find is that you can overcome anything.
Challenge yourself with something you know you could never do, and what you’ll find is that you can overcome anything.
Great minds have purposes; little minds have wishes. Little minds are subdued by misfortunes; great minds rise above them.
Great minds have purposes; little minds have wishes. Little minds are subdued by misfortunes; great minds rise above them.
Sometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing that we see too late the one that is read more
Sometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing that we see too late the one that is open.
Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.
Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.
I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the read more
I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him.
The greater difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
The greater difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
Accept the challenges so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
Accept the challenges so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is read more
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value. I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress and grow