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When you do something, you should burn yourself up completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of yourself.
When you do something, you should burn yourself up completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of yourself.
Each man is the smith of his own fortune.
Each man is the smith of his own fortune.
In the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding on the back of the tiger ended up inside.
In the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding on the back of the tiger ended up inside.
If a man does his best, what else is there?
If a man does his best, what else is there?
Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.
Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.
If a man is called to be a streetsweeper, he should sweep streets
even a s Michelangelo painted, or read more
If a man is called to be a streetsweeper, he should sweep streets
even a s Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or
Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that
all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a
great streetsweeper who did his job well.
Things don't turn up in this world until somebody turns them up.
Things don't turn up in this world until somebody turns them up.
It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the
fight in the dog.
It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the
fight in the dog.
No one knows what he can do till he tries.
No one knows what he can do till he tries.
