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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There is no substitute for hard work.
There is no substitute for hard work.
There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct,
or more uncertain in its success, than read more
There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct,
or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the
introduction of a new order of things.
Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile I caught hell for.
Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile I caught hell for.
Nothing is politically right which is morally wrong.
Nothing is politically right which is morally wrong.
I am only one. But still, I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. And read more
I am only one. But still, I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.
It's fun being a kid.
It's fun being a kid.
If 899 matches go out, the
900th is enough to set the world aflame.
(paraphrased from imperfect
memory of poster)
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If 899 matches go out, the
900th is enough to set the world aflame.
(paraphrased from imperfect
memory of poster)
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The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their
whole life in the hands of some other read more
The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their
whole life in the hands of some other person. I would describe this method
of searching for happiness as immature. Development of character consists
solely in moving toward self-sufficiency.
Good timber does not grow with ease; the stronger the
wind, the stronger the trees.
Good timber does not grow with ease; the stronger the
wind, the stronger the trees.
