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Winners compare their achievements with their goals, while losers compare their achievements with those of other people
Winners compare their achievements with their goals, while losers compare their achievements with those of other people
An achievement is a bondage. It obliges one to a higher achievement.
An achievement is a bondage. It obliges one to a higher achievement.
The mode by which the inevitable comes to pass is effort.
The mode by which the inevitable comes to pass is effort.
High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.
High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.
None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard read more
None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.
Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of read more
Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best.
What we don't need to know for achievement, we need to know for our pleasure. Knowing how things work is read more
What we don't need to know for achievement, we need to know for our pleasure. Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of civilized delight.
Every man who is high up loves to think that he has done it all himself; and the wife smiles, read more
Every man who is high up loves to think that he has done it all himself; and the wife smiles, and lets it go at that.
The future is not a gift -- it is an achievement.
The future is not a gift -- it is an achievement.
