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Work finally begins when the fear of doing nothing exceeds the fear of doing it badly.
Alain De BottonRead
When leading people and serving Heaven, nothing exceeds moderation.
LaoziRead
We attempt to define a person, the most commonplace person we know, but he will not submit to bounds; some unexpected beauty of nature breaks out; we find he is not what we thought, and begin to suspect that every person exceeds our power of measurement.
Charlotte MasonRead
Everything will change when your desire to move on exceeds your desire to hold on.
Alan CohenRead
Generosity should never exceed ability.
Marcus Tullius CiceroRead
And all knowledge, when separated from justice and virtue, is seen to be cunning and not wisdom; wherefore make this your first and last and constant and all-absorbing aim, to exceed, if possible, not only us but all your ancestors in virtue; and know that to excel you in virtue only brings us shame, but that to be excelled by you is a source of happiness to us.
PlatoRead
The number of guests at dinner should not be less than the number of the Graces nor exceed that of the Muses, i.e., it should begin with three and stop at nine.
Marcus Terentius VarroRead
A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
ConfuciusRead
When nature exceeds culture, we have the rustic. When culture exceeds nature, we have the pedant.
ConfuciusRead
Our generosity never should exceed our abilities.
Marcus Tullius CiceroRead
To double your net worth, double your self-worth. Because you will never exceed the height of your self-image.
Robin SharmaRead
Never exceed your rights, and they will soon become unlimited.
Jean-Jacques RousseauRead
The thing I loved the most - and still love the most about teaching - is that you can connect with an individual or a group, and see that individual or group exceed their limits.
Mike KrzyzewskiRead
I pray for you, that all your misgivings will be melted to thanksgivings. Remember that the shadow a thing casts often far exceeds the size of the thing itself (especially if the light be low on the horizon) and though some future fear may strut brave darkness as you approach, the thing itself will be but a speck when seen from beyond. Oh that He would restore us often with that 'aspect from beyond,' to see a thing as He sees it, to remember that He dealeth with us as with sons.
Jim ElliotRead
Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, Or what's a heaven for?
Robert BrowningRead
The crux of the matter is whether total war in its present form is justifiable, even when it serves a just purpose. Does it not have material and spiritual evil as its consequences which far exceed whatever good might result? When will our moralists give us an answer to this question?
John HerseyRead
So top grade's O for 'Outstanding,'" Hermione was saying, "and then there's A-" "No, E," George corrected her, "E for 'Exceeds Expectations.' And I've always thought Fred and I should've got E in everything, because we exceeded expectations just by turning up for the exams.
J. K. RowlingRead

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