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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.
Freedom from effort in the present merely means that there has been effort stored up in the past.
Freedom from effort in the present merely means that there has been effort stored up in the past.
Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.
Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.
The worst thing one can do is not to try, to be aware of what one wants and not give read more
The worst thing one can do is not to try, to be aware of what one wants and not give in to it, to spend years in silent hurt wondering if something could have materialized - and never knowing
Many a man never fails because he never tries.
Many a man never fails because he never tries.
What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?
What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?
It's not enough to be busy. The question is: What are we busy about?
It's not enough to be busy. The question is: What are we busy about?
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.
A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer
life depend on the labors of read more
A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer
life depend on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that
I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I
have received and am still receiving.
