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The past should be a springboard not a hammock.
The past should be a springboard not a hammock.
They fail, and they alone, who have not striven.
They fail, and they alone, who have not striven.
Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him.
Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him.
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of
others.
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of
others.
Honest men esteem and value nothing so much in this world as a real friend. Such a one is as read more
Honest men esteem and value nothing so much in this world as a real friend. Such a one is as it were another self, to whom we impart our most secret thoughts, who partakes of our joy, and comforts us in our affliction; add to this, that his company is an everlasting pleasure to us.
Any person who recognizes this greatest power... the power to choose. Begins to realize that he is the one that read more
Any person who recognizes this greatest power... the power to choose. Begins to realize that he is the one that is doing the choosing and that friends, although they mean well, cannot do his choosing for him, nor can his relatives. Consequently, he develops real self-confidence based upon his own ability, upon his own action, and upon his own initiative.
You will be as much value to others as you have been to yourself.
You will be as much value to others as you have been to yourself.
It is the mind that maketh good of ill, that maketh wretch or happy,
rich or poor.
It is the mind that maketh good of ill, that maketh wretch or happy,
rich or poor.