The path of least resistance and least trouble is a mental rut already made. It requires troublesome work to undertake the alternation of old beliefs. Self-conceit often regards it as a sign of weakness to admit that a belief to which we have once committed ourselves is wrong. We get so identified with an idea that it is literally a "pet" notion and we rise to its defense and stop our eyes and ears to anything different.
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I find it unusual that it is more socially acceptable to
complain about what you have than it is to read more
I find it unusual that it is more socially acceptable to
complain about what you have than it is to ask for what you want.
Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.
Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.
What is the good of being a genius if you cannot use it as an excuse for being unemployed?
What is the good of being a genius if you cannot use it as an excuse for being unemployed?
You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him to find it within
himself.
You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him to find it within
himself.
Slow buds the pink dawn like a rose From out night's gray and cloudy sheath; Softly and still it grows read more
Slow buds the pink dawn like a rose From out night's gray and cloudy sheath; Softly and still it grows and grows, Petal by petal, leaf by leaf.
That which offends the ear will not easily gain
admission to the mind.
That which offends the ear will not easily gain
admission to the mind.
The chief executive who knows his strengths and weaknesses as a leader is likely to be far more effective than read more
The chief executive who knows his strengths and weaknesses as a leader is likely to be far more effective than the one who remains blind to them. He also is on the road to humility -- that priceless attitude of openness to life that can help a manager absorb mistakes, failures, or personal shortcomings.
Life really does begin at forty. Up until then, you are just doing
research.
Life really does begin at forty. Up until then, you are just doing
research.
The world is your mirror and your mind is a magnet. What you perceive is in this world is largely read more
The world is your mirror and your mind is a magnet. What you perceive is in this world is largely a reflection of your own attitudes and beliefs. Life will give you what you attract with your thoughts think, act and talk negatively and your world will be negative. Think and act and talk with enthusiasm and you will attract positive results.
