With care and patience, people may accomplish things which, to an indolent person, would appear impossible.
Interpretation
With effort and perseverance, anyone can achieve what seems unattainable to the lazy.
This quote by Dorothea Dix emphasizes the value of hard work and dedication in achieving goals. It contrasts the outcomes of those who are willing to invest time and energy into their pursuits with those who prefer to remain idle, suggesting that what appears impossible to the unmotivated can be accomplished with the right mindset and effort.
In practice
Use this quote in a motivational speech about achieving goals.
Steady, firm, and kind government of prisoners is the truest humanity and the best exercise of duty. It is with convicts as with children: unseasonable indulgence, indiscreetly granted, leads to mischiefs which we may deplore but cannot repair.
I was early taught by sorrow to shed tears, and now when sudden joy lights up, or any unexpected sorrow strikes my heart, I find it difficult to repress the full and swelling tide of feeling.
I shall be well enough when I get to Kentucky or Alabama. The tonic I need is the tonic of opposition. That always sets me on my feet.
Time passed solely in the pursuit of pleasure leaves no solid enjoyment for the future; but from the hours you spend in reading and studying useful books, you will gather a golden harvest in future years.
My wish is to be known only thru my work.
We are not sent into this world mainly to enjoy the loveliness therein, nor to sit us down in passive ease; no, we were sent here for action. The soul that seeks to do the will of God with a pure heart, fervently, does not yield to the lethargy of ease.
If you are hopeful, if you are optimistic, other people want to help you. And if you are down in the dumps, other people may still help you, but I've noticed that they're walking, not running, over to you.
Champions behave like champions before they are champions
Tough times never last, but tough people do.
I have found that people who have a passion or a strong will for what they want to achieve, and who do not allow others to smear or sully their inner pictures of what they want to manifest, always seem to get what they desire in their lives.
Damn it all, you have been given a life on this beautiful planet! Get off your ass and do something!
Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic.
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