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| Poetry and Writings Index Spiritual Quotes 7a |
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| "Be not afraid of
life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create
the fact." William James "Fear is an acid which is pumped into one's atmosphere. It causes mental, moral and spiritual asphyxiation, and sometimes death; death to energy and all growth." Horace Fletcher "He who has injured thee was either stronger or weaker than thee. If weaker, spare him; if stronger, spare thyself." Seneca "A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools." Spanish Proverb "People who cannot find time for recreation are obliged sooner or later to find time for illness." John Wanamaker "You cannot run away from a weakness. You must sometimes fight it out or perish; and if it be so, why not now, and where you stand?" Robert Louis Stevenson "We are born for co-operation, as are the feet, the hands, the eyelids and the upper and lower jaws." Marcus Aurelius "Talk happiness. The world is sad enough without your woe." Orison Sweet Marden "High ethical standards bring about efficient business methods." Watts "A nail is driven out by another nail; habit is overcome by habit." Erasmus "You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips." Goldsmith "There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is no torrent like greed." Buddha "He that wrestled with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper." Burke "Provision for others is a fundamental responsibility of human life." Woodrow Wilson "Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love and to work and to play and to look at the stars.: Henry Van Dyke |
| "Never esteem
anything as of advantage to thee that shall make thee break thy word or
lose thy self-respect." Marcus Aurelius "No age or time of life, no position or circumstance, has a monopoly on success. Any age is the right age to start doing!" Gerard "You can employ men and hire hands to work for you, but you must win their hearts to have them work with you." Tiorio "Lack of will power has caused more failure than lack of intelligence or ability." Flower A. Newhouse "It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance." - Thomas Sowell |
| "Every noble work is at first impossible."
Carlyle "In the mountains of truth you never climb in vain." Friedrich Nietzsche "Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true." Honore de Balzac "Worry is interest paid on trouble before it comes due." William Ralph Inge "Man is what he believes." Anton Chekhov "Dishonesty, cowardice and duplicity are never impulsive." George Knight "Life is very interesting, if you make mistakes." Georges Carpentier "The man who trusts men will make fewer mistakes than he who distrusts them." Cavour |
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