Everybody starts at the top, and then has the problem of staying there. Lasting accomplishment, however, is still achieved through a long, slow climb and self-discipline.
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Everybody starts at the top, and then has the problem of staying there. Lasting accomplishment, however, is still achieved through a long, slow climb and self-discipline.
The higher the hill, the stronger the wind: so the loftier the life, the stronger the enemy's temptations.
The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life, for only then do they have to fall back on their reserves.
Things don't spiral out of control when we surrender them; they spiral out of control when we try to control them!
Nobody trips over mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles in your path and you will find you have crossed the mountain. The mind does not create what it perceives, anymore than the eye creates the rose.
Stay strong! Your test will become your test-imony, your mess will become your mess-age.
Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. Realize the strength, move on.
I don't think about time. You're here when you're here. I think about today, staying in tune.
Stay at the center and let all things take their course.
Never assume that you're stuck with the way things are. Life changes, and so can you.
Pain can change you, but that doesn't mean it has to be a bad change. Take that pain and turn it into wisdom.
The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't.
Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.
Be that strong girl that everyone knew would make it through the worst, be that fearless girl, the one who would dare to do anything, be that independent girl who didn’t need a man; be that girl who never backed down.
Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.
Love is staying up all night with a sick child - or a healthy adult.
One's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but cannot be taken away unless it is surrendered.
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