Whenever it is possible, a boy should choose some occupation which he should do even if he did not need the money.
Interpretation
Choose a career that you are passionate about, regardless of monetary needs.
This quote emphasizes the importance of pursuing work that brings personal fulfillment and joy rather than merely focusing on financial compensation. It suggests that when individuals align their occupations with their passions, they are more likely to find satisfaction and purpose in their lives.
In practice
In a motivational speech for graduating students.
Real happiness is not dependent on external things. The pond is fed from within. The kind of happiness that stays with you is the happiness that springs from inward thoughts and emotions. You must cultivate your mind if you wish to achieve enduring happiness.
Life, with all it's sorrows, cares, perplexities and heart-breaks, is more interesting than bovine placidity, hence more desirable. The more interesting it is, the happier it is.
I divide all readers into two classes: those who read to remember and those who read to forget.
The final test of a gentleman is his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him.
The belief that youth is the happiest time of life is founded on fallacy. The happiest person is the person who thinks the most interesting thoughts, and we grow happier as we grow older.
You can be deprived of your money, your job and your home by someone else, but remember that no one can ever take away your honor.
Having a great idea for a product is important, but having a great idea for product distribution is even more important.
For us to grow globally, it's not enough to just be an exporter. We have to be a creator.
I didn't think I would have an Olympic medal at 21, but I knew I would give my best and play my game. I just viewed it as my first Olympics and that I would take it one match at a time, but to bring a silver home made me very, very happy.
You will excel only by maximizing your strengths, never by fixing your weaknesses.
I had a very ordinary background in Sheffield; I went to a secondary modern, but I saw something on TV in 1968 that inspired me to join an athletics club, and 12 years later, with great coaching and the support of people who loved me a lot, I ended up at an Olympic Games.
You don't have to worry about being a number one, number two, or number three. Numbers don't have anything to do with placement. Numbers only have something to do with repetition.
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