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There is no satisfaction in any good without a companion.
[Lat., Nullius boni sine sociis jucunda possessio est.]
There is no satisfaction in any good without a companion.
[Lat., Nullius boni sine sociis jucunda possessio est.]
If you can't excell with talent, triumph with effort.
If you can't excell with talent, triumph with effort.
No one is satisfied with his fortune, nor dissatisfied with his
intellect.
[Fr., Nul n'est content de sa read more
No one is satisfied with his fortune, nor dissatisfied with his
intellect.
[Fr., Nul n'est content de sa fortune;
Ni mecontent de son esprit.]
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.
There has never yet been a man in our history who led a life of ease whose name is worth read more
There has never yet been a man in our history who led a life of ease whose name is worth remembering.
A man who is always satisfied with himself is seldom so with others, and others as little pleased with him
A man who is always satisfied with himself is seldom so with others, and others as little pleased with him
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.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a
lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, read more
The difference between a successful person and others is not a
lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of
will.
Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a day when you lounge around read more
Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it's when you've had everything to do, and you've done it.
