None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.
Henry David ThoreauRead
If the work is high and far, _x000D_ You must not only aim aright, _x000D_ But draw the bow with all your might.
Interpretation
Achieving great goals requires focused effort and determination.
This quote by Henry David Thoreau emphasizes the importance of not only setting high aspirations but also putting forth maximum effort to achieve them. It suggests that true success demands both precise aim and unwavering commitment to overcome challenges and reach one's objectives.
In practice
During a motivational speech to students about the importance of hard work.
None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.
Through want of enterprise and faith men are where they are, buying and selling and spending their lives like servants.
An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.
Have no mean hours, but be grateful for every hour, and accept what it brings. The reality will make any sincere record respectable.
As every season seems best to us in its turn, so the coming in of spring is like the creation of Cosmos out of Chaos and the realization of the Golden Age.
That grand old poem called Winter
For us, there is only the trying. The rest is not our business.
You just do it. You force yourself to get up. You force yourself to put one foot before the other, and God damn it, you refuse to let it get to you. You fight. You cry. You curse. Then you go about the business of living. That's how I've done it. There's no other way.
There can be no acting or doing of any kind till it be recognized that there is a thing to be done; the thing once recognized, doing in a thousand shapes becomes possible.
There are 2 rules in life:_x000D_ Number 1- Never quit_x000D_ Number2- Never forget rule number 1.
Your journey begins with a choice to get up, step out, and live fully
If you have enough push, you don't have to worry about the pull.
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