The secret of the truly successful, I believe, is that they learned very early in life how not to be busy. They saw through that adage, repeated to me so often in childhood, that anything worth doing is worth doing well. The truth is, many things are worth doing only in the most slovenly, halfhearted fashion possible, and many other things are not worth doing at all.
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Success is 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration.
Success is 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration.
He who has a strong enough why can bear almost any how.
He who has a strong enough why can bear almost any how.
When human power becomes so great and original that we can account for it only as a kind of divine read more
When human power becomes so great and original that we can account for it only as a kind of divine imagination, we call it genius.
The Promised Land always lies on the other side of a Wilderness.
The Promised Land always lies on the other side of a Wilderness.
What we are looking for is what is looking.
What we are looking for is what is looking.
Here is little Effie's head. Her brains are made of gingerbread. When
the judgement day comes, God will find six read more
Here is little Effie's head. Her brains are made of gingerbread. When
the judgement day comes, God will find six crumbs. Stooping by the coffin
lid waiting for something to rise as the something's always did. Imagine
His surprise, bellowing above the general noise, "Where is Effie? She
was dead." Back to God in a tiny voice: "My name's Maybe."
The first crumb said. The number two crumb picked up the song.
"Might, I'm called. I've done no wrong." Cried the third crumb,
"I am Should. Here's our little brother Could and my big sister
Would. Don't punish us for we've been good." And the last crumb, with
some shame, whispered unto God, "My name is Must and with the others,
we've been Effie, who isn't alive and never was. Cross the threshold have
no dread. Lift the sheet back in this way.
Nothing is so strong as gentleness and nothing is so gentle as real strength.
Nothing is so strong as gentleness and nothing is so gentle as real strength.
Prejudice is the child of ignorance.
Prejudice is the child of ignorance.
My wife isn't married to me forever; she's married to me for good. That
keeps me on my toes.
My wife isn't married to me forever; she's married to me for good. That
keeps me on my toes.
