O suffering, sad humanity! O ye afflicted ones, who lie Steeped to the lips in misery, Longing, yet afraid to die, Patient, though sorely tried!
Henry Wadsworth LongfellowRead
If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it.
Interpretation
What this quote means
To achieve your goals effectively, you should set your sights just beyond them.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's quote emphasizes the importance of aiming higher than your immediate goals. By setting a target that is slightly beyond what you currently seek, you can motivate yourself to strive harder and reach beyond your limits, which often leads to greater success and fulfillment.
Themes
AimGoalsMotivationSuccessAmbition
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech to students about pursuing their dreams.
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All quotes βThere are moments in life, when the heart is so full of emotion That if by chance it be shaken, or into its depths like a pebble Drops some careless word, it overflows, and its secret, Spilt on the ground like water, can never be gathered together.
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Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody.
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To be seventy years old is like climbing the Alps. You reach a snow-crowned summit, and see behind you the deep valley stretching miles and miles away, and before you other summits higher and whiter, which you may have strength to climb, or may not. Then you sit down and meditate and wonder which it will be.
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God is not dead; nor doth He sleep; ... _x000D_ The wrong shall fail,_x000D_ The right prevail,_x000D_ With peace on earth, good will to men.
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In the long run men hit only what they aim at.
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