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An idea, like a machine, must have power applied to it before it can accomplish anything.
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Idea Machines Material Raw
The man who is cocksure that he has arrived is ready for the return journey.
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Journey Men Return
Life is just an endless chain of judgements. . . . The more imperfect our judgement, the less perfect our success.
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Decision Judgement Perfect
I have never seen people who could do real work except under the stimulus of encouragement and enthusiasm and the approval of the people for whom they are working.
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Encouragement People Real
Better to be occasionally cheated than perpetually suspicious.
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Cheat Cheating Deception
Difficulties should act as a tonic. They should spur us to greater exertion.
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Adversity Challenges Motivational
…the incontestable truth is that America has been built up by optimists, not by pessimists, but by men possessing courage, confidence in the nation’s destiny, by men willing to adventure, to shoulder risks terrifying to the timid.
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Adventure Destiny Sports
Jealousy… is a mental cancer.
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Cancer Jealous Jealousy
Selfishness corrodes. Unselfishness ennobles, satisfies. Don’t put off the joy derivable from doing helpful, kindly things for others.
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Generosity Joy Selfishness
Mediocre men wait for opportunity to come to them. Strong, able, alert men go after opportunity.
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Men Opportunity Strong
He best keeps from anger who remembers that God is always looking upon him.
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Anger God Plato
When it comes to betting on yourself… you’re a chicken-livered coward if you hesitate.
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Betting Chickens Coward
The most profitless things to manufacture are excuses.
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Excuse Manufacture Profitless Thing
Christmas moves us to think of others rather than of ourselves & directs our thoughts to giving.
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Giving Moving Thinking
You have no idea how big the other fellow’s troubles are.
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Bigs Idea Trouble
It is not a case of whether we want to wash our hands of Europe or want to help her to regain her feet. The troubles of Europe have been laid on our doorstep, so to speak, and will plague us, if we do nothing to cure them, whether we like it or not.
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