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.
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It is not necessary to hope in order to understand, nor to succeed in order to persevere.
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The fact that you are willing to say, "I do not understand, and it
is fine," is the greatest understanding read more
The fact that you are willing to say, "I do not understand, and it
is fine," is the greatest understanding you could exhibit.
It's not failure, but low aim is crime.
It's not failure, but low aim is crime.
The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.
The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.
I always like a dog so long as he isn't spelled backward.
I always like a dog so long as he isn't spelled backward.
Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I read more
Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I may not forget you.
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The treacherous, unexplored areas of the world are not in continents or the seas; they are in the hearts and minds of men.
It is the quality of our work which will please God and not the quantity.
It is the quality of our work which will please God and not the quantity.
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A pint can't hold a quart -- if it holds a pint it is doing all that can be expected of it.
