Let us do our duty in our shop or our kitchen, in the market, the street, the office, the school, the home, just as faithfully as if we stood in the front rank of some great battle, and knew that victory for mankind depended on our bravery, strength, and skill. When we do that, the humblest of us will be serving in that great army which achieves the welfare of the world.
Interpretation
We should perform our everyday tasks with the same dedication as if we were in a critical battle for a greater cause.
This quote by Theodore Parker emphasizes the importance of carrying out our daily responsibilities with sincerity and commitment. It encourages individuals to view their contributions, regardless of how mundane they may seem, as integral to the greater good of society. By recognizing that our actions can have a profound impact on the welfare of the world, we are inspired to approach our work with courage and determination, knowing that even the smallest contributions can lead to significant change.
In practice
In a motivational speech to inspire employees to take pride in their work.
A democracy,- that is a government of all the people, by all the people, for all the people; of course, a government of the principles of eternal justice, the unchanging law of God; for shortness' sake I will call it the idea of Freedom.
Want and wealth equally harden the human heart, as frost and fire are both alien to the human flesh. Famine and gluttony alike drive away nature from the heart of man.
The books which help you most are those which make you think the most. The hardest way of learning is by easy reading; every man that tries it finds it so. But a great book that comes from a great thinker, — it is a ship of thought, deep freighted with truth, with beauty too.
No man is so great as mankind.
Outward judgment often fails, inward judgment never.
You may not, cannot, appropriate beauty. It is the wealth of the eye, and a cat may gaze upon a king.
He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
We're our own worst enemy. You doubt yourself more than anybody else ever will. If you can get past that, you can be successful.
Regardless of your past, your tomorrow is a clean slate.
Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do--then do it with all your strength.
Without dreams we would be cows in a field, and I don't want to live like that. I live my life or I end my life with this project.
When doing what we most love transforms us into the best possible version of ourselves and that version hints at even greater future possibilities, the urge to explore those possibilities becomes feverish compulsion. Intrinsic motivation goes through the roof. Thus flow becomes an alternative path to mastery, sans the misery.
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