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A soul without a high aim is like a ship without a rudder.
A soul without a high aim is like a ship without a rudder.
Where ambition can cover its enterprises, even to the person himself, under the appearance of principle, it is the most read more
Where ambition can cover its enterprises, even to the person himself, under the appearance of principle, it is the most incurable and inflexible of passions.
A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
The real contest is always between what you've done and what you're capable of doing. You measure yourself against yourself read more
The real contest is always between what you've done and what you're capable of doing. You measure yourself against yourself and nobody else.
Some people think that meditation takes time away from physical
accomplishment. Taken to extremes, of course, that's true. Most people,
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Some people think that meditation takes time away from physical
accomplishment. Taken to extremes, of course, that's true. Most people,
however, find that meditation creates more time than it takes.
To meet my goals, I couldn't let up when I was playing tennis.
To meet my goals, I couldn't let up when I was playing tennis.
Everything you add to the truth subtracts from the truth.
Everything you add to the truth subtracts from the truth.
An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil over the troubled read more
An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil over the troubled sea of thought, and keeping the mind smooth and equable in the roughest weather.
Life is a play. It's not its length, but its performance that counts.
Life is a play. It's not its length, but its performance that counts.
