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βAs a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well spent brings happy death.β
β Leonardo da Vinci
βSilence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.β
β Francis Bacon
βAll men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.β
β Sun Tzu
βTimes are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone is writing a book.β
β Cicero
βDiligence is the mother of good luck.β
β Benjamin Franklin
βThe wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience.β
βQuality is not an act, it is a habit.β
β Aristotle
βA leader leads by example, not by force.β
βNothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.β
β Ralph Waldo Emerson
βCharacter builds success.β
β Anonymous
βHe will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.β
βPersistence protects success.β
βWe are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.β
βDo not consider painful what is good for you.β
β Euripides
βDiscipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.β
β George Washington
βI like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.β
β Thomas Jefferson
βTreat your men as you would your own beloved sons. And they will follow you into the deepest valley.β
βIn all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.β
β Book of Proverbs
βResolve builds success.β
βTo know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge.β
β Confucius
βFocus guides results.β
βWhat is essential in war is victory, not prolonged operations.β
βWisdom builds success.β
βComposure builds success.β
βEvery post is honorable in which a man can serve his country.β
βCourage is knowing what not to fear.β
β Plato
βDiscipline protects success.β
βMen in general judge more from appearances than from reality.β
β Niccolo Machiavelli
βSteadiness protects success.β
βBy failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.β
βLost time is never found again.β
βThe impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.β
β Marcus Aurelius
βThe best part of beauty is that which no picture can express.β
βA man is what he thinks about all day long.β
βKnowledge itself is power.β
βHe who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.β
βThe world belongs to the energetic.β
βNever tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.β
β George S. Patton
βIn all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.β
βAttention builds success.β
βLife can mean nothing worth meaning, unless its prime aim is the doing of duty, the achievement of results worth achieving.β
β Theodore Roosevelt
βI quote others only in order the better to express myself.β
β Michel de Montaigne
βEffort multiplies momentum.β
βThe good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.β
βA little learning is a dangerous thing.β
β Alexander Pope
βNo man was ever wise by chance.β
β Seneca
βI have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.β
β Booker T. Washington
βFocus builds success.β
βNo legacy is so rich as honesty.β
β William Shakespeare
βIf words of command are not clear and distinct, if orders are not thoroughly understood, then the general is to blame.β
βCraft builds success.β
βCarpe diem.β
β Horace
βI am a slow walker, but I never walk back.β
β Abraham Lincoln
βHumility builds success.β
βPreparation builds success.β
βOnly the educated are free.β
β Epictetus
βPatience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.β
βAn investment in knowledge pays the best interest.β
βHe who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.β
β Lao Tzu
βTo subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.β
βSteadiness builds success.β
βFar and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.β
βPleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.β
βIt is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.β
βHappy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.β
βPreparation protects success.β
βThe welfare of each of us is dependent fundamentally upon the welfare of all of us.β
βThe hand of the diligent shall bear rule.β
βSimplicity builds success.β
βClarity reveals judgment.β
βThere is no instance of a nation benefiting from prolonged warfare.β
βThe life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.β
βNo wind is favorable to the sailor who has no destined port.β
βThe wise warrior avoids the battle.β
βWhen we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.β
βPatience builds success.β
βWell done is better than well said.β
βA merry heart doeth good like a medicine.β
βThe soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.β
βThe ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people.β
β Woodrow Wilson
βLength of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.β
βAssociate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation.β
βHe that has begun has half done. Dare to be wise; begin.β
βWhen I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.β
βThe unexamined life is not worth living.β
β Socrates
βThe bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.β
βThe best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life.β
βHe who learns but does not think, is lost. He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.β
βConstant dripping hollows out a stone.β
β Ovid
βWaste not fresh tears over old griefs.β
βConsistency protects success.β
βNearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.β
βThe man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.β
βHow much better is it to get wisdom than gold!β
βCharacter protects success.β
βMake the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.β
βSimplicity is the ultimate sophistication.β
βThe man who dies thus rich dies disgraced.β
β Andrew Carnegie
βThe path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.β
βIntegrity builds success.β
βThe problem of our age is the proper administration of wealth, so that the ties of brotherhood may still bind together the rich and poor in harmonious relationship.β
βThe first and best victory is to conquer self.β
βDiscipline builds success.β
βIt is not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.β
βSome books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.β
βVictorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.β
βIn war, the way is to avoid what is strong and to strike at what is weak.β
βThe art of war is of vital importance to the State.β
βThe opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.β
βGreat acts are made up of small deeds.β
βBegin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.β
βThe roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.β
βLearning never exhausts the mind.β
βWaste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.β
βA prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.β
βPersistence builds success.β
βKnowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.β
βA gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.β
βThe heart of man deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.β
βLife is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works.β
βThe wise man does at once what the fool does finally.β
βReal knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.β
βFocus protects success.β
βHe who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty.β
βNo man can have patience who has not strong passions.β
βHumility protects success.β
βIt does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.β
βReading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.β
βLead me, follow me, or get out of my way.β
βThe first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.β
βPride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.β
βThe harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.β
βWonder is the beginning of wisdom.β
βHonesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.β
βNothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work.β
βConsistency sustains reputation.β
βThe happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.β
βPatience protects success.β
βUp, Sluggard, and waste not life; in the grave will be sleeping enough.β
βYou have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.β
βEffort builds success.β
βHe who has a why to live can bear almost any how.β
β Friedrich Nietzsche
βTemperance protects success.β
βTo conquer oneself is the first and noblest of all victories.β
βI find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.β
βFirst learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.β
βOne cool judgment is worth a thousand hasty counsels.β
βThe journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.β
βWhoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past.β
βPonder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.β
βSelf-trust is the first secret of success.β
βAdversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.β
βSurplus wealth should be considered as a sacred trust, to be administered during the lives of its owners, by them as trustees, for the good of the community.β
βFor the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.β
βCourage protects success.β
βKnowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.β
βHope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.β
βFortune favors the prepared mind.β
β Louis Pasteur
βIntegrity protects success.β
βAll warfare is based on deception.β
βThose who would administer wisely must, indeed, be wise.β
βPerseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.β
βConfine yourself to the present.β
βSeest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings.β
βDetermine never to be idle.β
βWhatever you are, be a good one.β
βPurpose builds success.β
βRule your mind or it will rule you.β
βA faithful man shall abound with blessings.β
βIgnorance, the root and stem of all evil.β
βHe who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star.β
βWithout ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing.β
βWisdom protects success.β
βNo man is free who is not master of himself.β
βHe who has begun has the work half done. Let him have begun.β
βWhen we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen.β
βThe remedy is worse than the disease.β
βNothing is worth more than this day.β
β Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
βThe beginning is the most important part of the work.β
βThe way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.β
βAccept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.β
βHe who knows when he can fight and when he cannot will be victorious.β
βThe only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.β
βThe soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.β
βThe wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity and the brute by instinct.β
βTemperance builds success.β
βGo to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.β
βIt is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.β
βNothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable.β
βDiligence protects success.β
βPurpose protects success.β
βAct well your part; there all the honor lies.β
βForesight builds success.β
βA good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.β
βIt is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.β
βRemember that time is money.β
βDwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.β
βTake rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.β
βAll that glitters is not gold.β
βTo know, is to know that you know nothing.β
βCourage sharpens endurance.β
βIt is best to keep one's own state intact; to crush the enemy's state is only second best.β
βCourage builds success.β
βAs is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters.β
βThe greatest victory is that which requires no battle.β
βHe who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.β
βHe who wishes to be rich in a day will be hanged in a year.β
βLuck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.β
βIndustry need not wish.β
βNo great thing is created suddenly.β
βThe secret of getting ahead is getting started.β
β Mark Twain
βA penny saved is two pence clear.β
βA good moral character is the first essential in a man.β
βDo not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.β
βWithout continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.β
βGratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.β
βCharacter is much easier kept than recovered.β
β Thomas Paine
βKnowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.β
βNothing is impossible to him who will try.β
β Alexander the Great
βIf it is not right, do not do it; if it is not true, do not say it.β
βWell begun is half done.β
βHe that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.β
βFortune favors the bold.β
β Virgil
βThey can because they think they can.β
βRegard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys.β
βResolve protects success.β
βThe best way to predict your future is to create it.β
βA house divided against itself cannot stand.β
βHe who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.β
βClarity protects success.β
βHe that riseth late must trot all day.β
βHe that handleth a matter wisely shall find good.β
βHonour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase.β
βWhile we are postponing, life speeds by.β
βThe man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others.β
β Hasidic Proverb
βMastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.β
βBrevity is the soul of wit.β
βRestraint protects success.β
βGive me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.β
βThe greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.β
βI hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy.β
βThere is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.β
βTo command is to serve, nothing more and nothing less.β
β Andre Malraux
βAttention protects success.β
βNecessity is the mother of invention.β
βDifficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.β
βCraft protects success.β
βTo see what is right and not do it is want of courage.β
βThe only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.β
βTrust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.β
βKnow thyself.β
βWisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom.β
βThe thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness.β
βClarity builds success.β
βBalance protects success.β
βFar and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.β
βNature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.β
βNo one can confidently say that he will still be living tomorrow.β
βTo err is human; to forgive, divine.β
βHe becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.β
βThe noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.β
βThe plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.β
βHe that walketh with wise men shall be wise.β
βA room without books is like a body without a soul.β
βWhat is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy.β
βIf you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.β
βA wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.β
βIf we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say it.β
βA wise man will hear, and will increase learning.β
βFortune and love favor the brave.β
βConsistency builds success.β
βBalance builds success.β
βCommit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.β
βSuccess is dependent on effort.β
β Sophocles
βComposure protects success.β
βHe is richest who is content with the least.β
βA man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.β
βPlough deep while sluggards sleep.β
βAs long as you live, keep learning how to live.β
βAn ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness.β
β Elbert Hubbard
βThe energy of the mind is the essence of life.β
βLet your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.β
βDiligence builds success.β
βThe best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.β
βYou cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.β
βKeep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.β
βThe superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.β
βEffort protects success.β
βRestraint builds success.β
βWatch the costs and the profits take care of themselves.β
βWhat lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.β
βBe not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.β
βThe supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.β
βFirst say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.β
βOur greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.β
βWe suffer more often in imagination than in reality.β
βEnergy and persistence conquer all things.β
βIt is quality rather than quantity that matters.β
βPatience protects character.β
βA wise man learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own.β
β Latin Proverb
βIn the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.β
βWhat we have to learn to do, we learn by doing.β
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