How teach again, however, what has been taught correctly and incorrectly learned a thousand thousand times, throughout the millenniums of mankind's prudent folly? That is the hero's ultimate difficult task.
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How teach again, however, what has been taught correctly and incorrectly learned a thousand thousand times, throughout the millenniums of mankind's prudent folly? That is the hero's ultimate difficult task.
Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can.
But man is a part of nature, and his war against nature is inevitably a war against himself.
Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion.
I will act now. I will act now. I will act now. Henceforth, I will repeat these words each hour, each day, everyday, until the words become as much a habit as my breathing, and the action which follows becomes as instinctive as the blinking of my eyelids.
Little by little, one travels far
If you love your work, if you enjoy it, you're already a success.
The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.
Sometimes you just have to jump out the window and grow wings on the way down.
The only difference between me and a madman is that I'm not mad.
The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret of outward success.
Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them.
Your presence is the most precious gift you can give to another human being.
Happiness and confidence are the prettiest things you can wear
Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.
It is wonderful to be in on the creation of something, see it used, and then walk away and smile at it.
Since you alone are responsible for your thoughts, only you can change them. You will want to change them when you realize that each thought creates according to its own nature. Remember that the law works at all times and that you are always demonstrating according to the kind of thoughts you habitually entertain. Therefore, start now to think only those thoughts that will bring you health and happiness.
It's much more important to write than to be written about.
Freedom is not merely the opportunity to do as one pleases; neither is it merely the opportunity to choose between set alternatives. Freedom is, first of all, the chance to formulate the available choices, to argue over them -- and then, the opportunity to choose.
If you can't figure out your purpose, figure out your passion. For your passion will lead you right into your purpose.
It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.
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