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It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where read more
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.
We grow small trying to be great.
We grow small trying to be great.
Ambition is the last refuge of failure.
Ambition is the last refuge of failure.
Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings.
Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings.
Most people would succeed in small things if they were not
troubled with great ambitions.
Most people would succeed in small things if they were not
troubled with great ambitions.
First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
On what strange stuff Ambition feeds!
On what strange stuff Ambition feeds!
Aim at the sun and you may not reach it; but your arrow will fly far higher than if you read more
Aim at the sun and you may not reach it; but your arrow will fly far higher than if you had aimed at an object on a level with yourself.
A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions.
A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions.
