Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all. —Bro. Dale Carnegie
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Indifference never wrote great works, nor thought out striking inventions, nor reared the solemn architecture that awes the soul, nor breathed sublime music, nor painted glorious pictures, nor undertook heroic philanthropies. All these grandeurs are born of enthusiasm, and are done heartily. -Anonymous
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Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens. -John Homer Miller
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There are two things needed in these days; first, for rich men to find out how poor men live, and second, for poor men to know how rich men work. -Edward Atkinson
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Idleness I just finished reading a delightful book, "The Importance of Being Idle," by Stephen Robins, 2000 (Prion [UK], distrib. in US by Trafalgar Square]. The author explained his aims as follows: ". . . to make clear the true benefits of sitting around all day doing absolutely nothing whatsoever . .[and] to expose the destructive drudgery of the daily grind." Although a firm believer in the work ethic, I will confess to seeing some beneficial gems in this unambitious approach to life after reading this book. "The really idle man gets nowhere. The perpetually busy man does not get much further." -Sir Henage Ogilvie
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"There is no idleness, by which we are so easily seduced, as that which dignifies itself by the appearance of business, and by making the loiterer imagine that he has something to do which must not be neglected, keeps him in perpetual agitation, and hurries him rapidly from place to place." -Samuel Johnson
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"Positively the best thing a man can
have to do is nothing, and, next to that, perhaps, good works."
-Charles Lamb
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The secret of being miserable is to have the leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not. The cure is occupation. -George Bernard Shaw
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Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience and we soon shall see them in their proper figures. -Joseph Addison
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Three rules of work: 1. Out of clutter, find simplicity. 2. From discord, find harmony. 3. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. -Albert Einstein
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Three characters can be found in a man about to perform a good deed: If he says, "I shall do it soon," his character is poor. If he says, "I am ready to do it now," his character is average quality. If he says, "I am doing it," his character is praiseworthy. -Hasidic Proverb
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Never does the human soul appear so strong as when it forgives revenge and dares forgive an injury. -Edwin H. Chapin
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You never know when you're making a memory. -Rickie Lee Jones
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That which is lacking in the present world is a profound knowledge of the nature of things. -Frithjof Schuon
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The purpose of life is a life of purpose. -Robert Byrne
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We are all wanderers on this earth. Our hearts are full of wonder, And our souls are deep with dreams. -Gypsy saying
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Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all. -Dale Carnegie
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Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens. -John Homer Miller
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There are two things needed in these days; first, for rich men to find out how poor men live, and second, for poor men to know how rich men work. -Edward Atkinson
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"The really idle man gets nowhere.
The perpetually busy man does not get much further." -Sir
Henage Ogilvie
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