He who would accomplish little must sacrifice little; he who would achieve much must sacrifice much; he who would attain highly must sacrifice greatly.
Interpretation
Success requires varying levels of sacrifice depending on the goals one wishes to achieve.
This quote emphasizes the direct correlation between the extent of one's achievements and the sacrifices made to attain them. James Allen suggests that greater accomplishments demand greater sacrifices, highlighting the idea that one must be willing to give up certain comforts or opportunities in pursuit of significant goals.
In practice
This quote is perfect for a motivational speech during a graduation ceremony.
A man becomes calm in the measure that he understands himself as a thought-evolved being. For such knowledge necessitates the understanding of others as the result of thought, and as he develops a right understanding, and sees ever more clearly the internal relations of things by the action of cause and effect, he ceases to fuss, fume, worry, and grieve. He remains poised, steadfast, serene.
The body is the servant of the mind. It obeys the operations of the mind, whether they be deliberately chosen or automatically expressed.
Work joyfully and peacefully, knowing that right thoughts and right efforts inevitably bring about right results.
Man is made or unmade by himself. In the armory of thought he forges the weapons by which he destroys himself. He also fashions the tools with which he builds for himself heavenly mansions of joy and strength and peace.
They who have conquered doubt and fear have conquered failure.
Good thoughts and actions can never produce bad results; bad thoughts and actions can never produce good results … We understand this law in the natural world, and work with it; but few understand it in the mental and moral world—although its operation there is just as simple and undeviating— and they, therefore, do not cooperate with it.
There are basically two types of people. People who accomplish things, and people who claim to have accomplished things. The first group is less crowded.
Sport is how poor kids from poor countries pass through the eye of the needle to riches and recognition.
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For 60 years, I was the most controversial figure in the country, and suddenly, I'm the most popular man in the land. Truth be told, I don't know when I was happier: then or now.
To achieve, you need thought. You have to know what you are doing and that's real power.
I believe that we should own the fruits of our labor and the assets of our creations.
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