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There's no sentence that's too short in the eyes of God.
There's no sentence that's too short in the eyes of God.
Wear your learning, like a watch, in a private pocket: and do not pull
it out and strike it, merely read more
Wear your learning, like a watch, in a private pocket: and do not pull
it out and strike it, merely to show that you have one.
Make it a rule of life never to regret and never to look back. Regret is
an appalling waste of read more
Make it a rule of life never to regret and never to look back. Regret is
an appalling waste of energy; you can't build on it; it's only good for
wallowing in.
Perfection consists not in doing extraordinary things, but in doing
ordinary things extraordinarily well.
Perfection consists not in doing extraordinary things, but in doing
ordinary things extraordinarily well.
Every burden is a blessing.
Every burden is a blessing.
Men reject their prophets and slay them, but they love their martyrs
and honor those whom they have slain. The read more
Men reject their prophets and slay them, but they love their martyrs
and honor those whom they have slain. The Brothers Karamazov
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In really good companies, you have to lead. You have to come up with big ideas and express them forcefully. read more
In really good companies, you have to lead. You have to come up with big ideas and express them forcefully. I have always been encouraged -- or sometimes forced -- to confront the very natural fear of being wrong. I was constantly pushed to find out what I really thought and then to speak up. Over time, I came to see that waiting to discover which way the wind was blowing is an excellent way to learn how to be a follower.
Some people grow under responsibility, others merely swell.
Some people grow under responsibility, others merely swell.
I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good things, therefore,
that I can do, any kindness that read more
I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good things, therefore,
that I can do, any kindness that I can show a fellow being, let me do it
now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.