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Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new read more
Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified.
For what is the best choice, for each individual is the highest it is possible for him to achieve.
For what is the best choice, for each individual is the highest it is possible for him to achieve.
There is nothing that war has ever achieved we could not better achieve without it.
There is nothing that war has ever achieved we could not better achieve without it.
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.
If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.
If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.
It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. read more
It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get.
The mode by which the inevitable comes to pass is effort.
The mode by which the inevitable comes to pass is effort.
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.
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
