Were we to take as much pains to be what we ought, as we do to disguise what we are, we might appear like ourselves without being at the trouble of any disguise at all.
—François de La Rochefoucauld (Public domain)
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What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? —W. Clement Stone (Public Domain) Advertisements
Accepting and Dealing With are not Mutually Exclusive
I have seen many storms in my life. Most storms have caught me by surprise, so I had to learn very quickly to look further and understand that I am not capable of controlling the weather, to...
Follow Where Your Passions Lead
Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If...
Chart Your Own Path II
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. —Henry David Thoreau...
Breaking Through the Wall
The first hundred thousand – that was hard to get; but afterwards, it was easy to make more. —John Jacob Astor (1825, by John Wesley Jarvis; Public Domain) It can be extremely frustrating. You...
Never Underestimate the Power of Your Surroundings
You are a product of your environment. So, choose the environment that will best develop you toward your objective. Analyze your life in terms of its environment. Are the things around you helping...
Quietly Accomplish…and Avoid Praise
Those who are greedy of praise prove to be poor in merit. —Plutarch (46 AD—120 AD; Public Domain) Advertisements
Simple…but Profound
The secret of getting things done is to act! —Dante (Public Domain) Of course it is! Why, then, do we look back on our day and wonder what we accomplished? After all, we were busy the entire day,...
Opportunity Sits Where You Stand
Start where you are. Distant fields always look greener, but opportunity lies right where you are. Take advantage of every opportunity of service. —Robert Collier (1900, by William van der Weyde;...
Humor Friday
I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as they get older; then it dawned on me – they’re cramming for their final exam. —George Carlin (Creative Commons)...
Just One Great Idea…
Ideas are the mightiest influence on earth. One great thought breathed into a man may regenerate him. —William Ellery Channing (Public Domain) No matter your age or the circumstances surrounding...
“Some People are Just Lucky”
Luck means the hardships and privations which you have not hesitated to endure, the long nights you have devoted to work. Luck means the appointments you have never failed to keep; the trains you...
Stanhope on Aspiration
Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattainable. However, they who aim at it, and persevere, will come much nearer to it than those whose laziness and despondency make...
Chart Your Own Path
Take the course opposite to custom and you will almost always do well. —Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1753, by Maurice Quentin de La Tour; Public Domain) Leaders in their respective fields have never...
Humor Friday
Nothing is more responsible for the good old days than a bad memory. —Franklin Pierce Adams (Public Domain) Advertisements
On a Daily Basis, Give Thanks
Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul. —Henry Ward Beecher (by Mathew Brady; Public Domain) Advertisements
Develop Your Talents, then Work them Daily
The toughest thing about success is that you’ve got to keep on being a success. Talent is only a starting point in business. You’ve got to keep working that talent. —Irving Berlin (Public Domain)...
A Life-Changing Concept…if Applied
Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do when it has to be done, whether you like it or not. —Aldous Huxley (1954; Public...
A Sound Superstition
Everyone holds their superstitions. One of mine has always been when I started to go anywhere, or to do anything, never to turn back or to stop until the thing intended was accomplished. —Ulysses...
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