The tragedy of this life is not failure, but low aim.
BENJAMIN E. MAYSIt isn’t a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to have no stars to reach for.
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The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach
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[H]owever hard the road, however difficult today, tomorrow things will be better. Tomorrow may not be better, but we must believe that it will be.
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The tragedy of life is not found in failure but complacency. Not in you doing too much, but doing too little. Not in you living above your means, but below your capacity. It’s not failure but aiming too low, that is life’s greatest tragedy.
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It is not your environment, it is you- the quality of your mind, the integrity of your soul and the determination of your will that will decide your future and shape your life.
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Man is what his dreams are.
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It is not a disaster to be unable to capture your ideal, but it is a disaster to have no ideal to capture.
BENJAMIN E. MAYSIt is not a disaster to be unable to capture your ideal, but it is a disaster to have no ideal to capture.
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Whatever you do, do it so well that people looking on will feel that the task was reserved especially for you by God Himself.
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Failure isn’t in not reaching your goal but in having no goal to reach.
BENJAMIN E. MAYSFailure isn’t in not reaching your goal but in having no goal to reach.
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The circumference of life cannot be rightly drawn until the center is set.
BENJAMIN E. MAYSThe circumference of life cannot be rightly drawn until the center is set.
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We, today, stand on the shoulders of our predecessors who have gone before us. We, as their successors, must catch the torch of freedom and liberty passed on to us by our ancestors. We cannot lose in this battle.
BENJAMIN E. MAYSWe, today, stand on the shoulders of our predecessors who have gone before us. We, as their successors, must catch the torch of freedom and liberty passed on to us by our ancestors. We cannot lose in this battle.
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It isn’t more light we need, it isn’t more truth, and it isn’t more scientific data. It is more Christ, more courage, more spiritual insight to act on the light we have.
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A child must learn early to believe that she is somebody worthwhile, and that she can do many praiseworthy things.
BENJAMIN E. MAYSA child must learn early to believe that she is somebody worthwhile, and that she can do many praiseworthy things.
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It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goals to reach.
BENJAMIN E. MAYSIt must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goals to reach.
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In this perilous world, if a black boy wanted to live a halfway normal life and die a natural death he had to learn early the art of how to get along with white folks.
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