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Once you say you're going to settle for second, that's what happens to you in life.
A friend considers sharing an achievement good news, an enemy thinks it's bragging.
Where you see valid achievements or virtue being attacked, it’s by someone viewing them as a mirror of their own inadequacy instead of an inspiring beacon for excellence.
Ridicule has historically proven itself a rickety fence for great ideas.
Seriously, if you always put limits on what you can do, physical or anything else, it'll spread over into the rest of your life. It'll spread into your work, into your morality, into your entire being. There are no limits. There are plateaus, but you must not stay there, you must go beyond them. If it kills you, it kills you. A man must constantly exceed his level.
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.
If A is a success in life, then A equals X plus Y plus Z. Work is X; Y is play; and Z is keeping your mouth shut.
Jealousy is an injustice against both: those feeling it, for believing they are less, and those hated for achievments.
You have only to believe if you wish to achieve.
Positive thinking is a much derided concept, only because if it is not followed by positive action it leads to nothing.
Victory goes to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake.
There is a direct correlation between an increased sphere of comfort and getting what you want.
Sometimes you gotta crack a few eggs to make an omelet.
The more emotional you are, the more emotionally manipulated you shall become.
Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.
There are only two rules for being successful. One, figure out exactly what you want to do, and two, do it.
Fame must have enemies, as light must have gnats. Do no bother yourself about it; disdain. Keep your mind serene as you keep your life clear.
Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage.
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