The man who is cocksure that he has arrived is ready for the return journey.
B. C. FORBESHistory has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.
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Justice must be blind to the hardness or softness of a man’s hands, as well as to the leanness or fatness of his pocketbook
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There is no fun equal to the satisfaction of doing one’s best. The things that are most worthwhile in life are really those within the reach of almost every normal human being who cares to seek them out.
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In the race for success, speed is less important than stamina.
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It is only the farmer who faithfully plants seeds in the Spring, who reaps a harvest in the Autumn.
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Next to the dog, the wastebasket is your best friend.
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To get the most out of the world one must conscientiously strive to put the most into it. Life without worthy ideals becomes wholly unsatisfying, sour. If our supreme objective is to serve, no blow fate may administer can daunt us.
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History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.
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It’s so much easier to do good than to be good.
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Difficulties should act as a tonic. They should spur us to greater exertion.
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Anything that inspires unselfishness makes for our ennoblement. Christmas does that. I am all for Christmas.
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He who has faith has… an inward reservoir of courage, hope, confidence, calmness, and assuring trust that all will come out well – even though to the world it may appear to come out most badly.
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We must learn that to enjoy happiness we must conscientiously and continuously seek to spread happiness. Selfishness is suicidal to happiness.
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Opportunity rarely knocks on your door. Knock rather on opportunity’s door if you ardently wish to enter.
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The man who has done his level best… is a success, even though the world may write him down a failure.
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If you don’t drive your business, you will be driven out of business.
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