Be sure your wisest words are those you do not say.
Robert W. ServiceRead
It's the steady, quiet, plodding ones who win in the lifelong race.
Interpretation
Consistency and perseverance lead to success over time.
This quote emphasizes the importance of steady effort and determination in achieving long-term success. It suggests that those who persistently work towards their goals, even in a quiet and unassuming manner, ultimately prevail in the challenges of life.
In practice
You can use this quote to inspire students in a graduation speech about long-term goals.
Be sure your wisest words are those you do not say.
I like to think that when I fall, A rain-drop in Death's shoreless sea, This shelf of books along the wall, Beside my bed, will mourn for me.
The happy man is he who knows his limitations, yet bows to no false gods.
Ah! the clock is always slow; it is later than you think.
Our breath is brief, and being so Let's make our heaven here below, And lavish kindness as we go.
Be master of your petty annoyances and conserve your energies for the big, worthwhile things. It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out - it's the grain of sand in your shoe.
Courage is required to make an initial thrust toward one's coveted goal, but even greater courage is called for when one stumbles and must make a second effort to achieve. Have the determination to make the effort, the single-mindedne ss to work toward a worthy goal, and the courage not only to face the challenges that inevitably come but also to make a second effort, should such be required.
My faith is so strong that I believe that God made me 5-11 for a reason. For all the kids that have been told, no, that they can't do it, or all the kids that will be told no.
Don't think about your errors or failures; otherwise, you'll never do a thing.
Do not ignore you gift. Your gift is the thing you do the absolute BEST with the LEAST amount of effort."~Steve Harvey
Women are dominating the charts, and women are doing it for themselves. We're kicking butt and taking no prisoners.
It was a slow process. You gotta remember I hadn't recorded a song sober in seven years. So it took me awhile to even feel like I could record a song sober.
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