Logan Pearsall Smith
There are two things to aim at in life , first to get what you want, and after that to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind has achieved the second.
There are two things to aim at in life, first, to get what you want, and after that to to enjoy it.
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Nature never deceives us, it is we who deceive ourselves.
Good morning, Vietnam !
The miracle power that elevates the few is to be found in their industry, application and perseverance, under the promptings of a brave determined spirit.
The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.
All things come to those who wait, but when they come they're out of date.
Success in life has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It's what you do for others.
There are no gains without pains.
Never give an order that can't be obeyed.
Excellence is the result of caring more than others think wise, risking more than other's think safe, dreaming more than others think practical, and expecting more than others think possible.
What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail ?
Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing flawlessly.
A dream unrealized is a dream imprisoned by that enemy of all enemies - the fear of failure. Set that you will make it happen ! -
Those who are fired with an enthusiastic idea and who allow it to take hold and dominate their thoughts find that new worlds open for them. As long as enthusiasm holds out, so will new opportunities.
The unexamined life is not worth living.
When you get right down to the root of the meaning of the word 'succeed', you find it simply means to follow through.
Friendship is not born of words alone.
Whatever you are be a good one.
One cannot think crooked and walk straight.
When I hear somebody sigh, Life is hard, I am always tempted to ask, Compared to what ?
Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is.
When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished by how much the old man had learned in 7 years.
If the going is real easy, beware, you may be headed down hill.
Let us never be betrayed into saying we have finished our education because that would mean we had stopped growing.
He who hesitates is lost.
Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future.
Most ball games are lost, not won.
Look at every situation as if you were in the future and you were looking back on it.
He who praises another enriches himself far more than he does the one praised. To praise is an investment in happiness. The poorest human being has something to give that the richest could not buy.
A man builds a fine house ; and now he has a master, and a task for life ; he is to furnish, watch, show it, and keep it in repair, the rest of his days.
I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.
Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence.
Today... maybe I can take one step on that profoundly complex path to peace.
Why should a man be moral ? Because this strengthens his will.
In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.
The earth is enjoyed by heroes, this is the unfailing truth. Be a hero. Always say, I have no fear.
Much as we may wish to make a new beginning, some part of us resists doing so as though we were making the first step toward disaster.
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity can not survive.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us.
All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark.
A lie keeps growing and growing until it's as clear as the nose on your face.
Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.
Open the pod bay doors,
Resolve to be a master of change rather than a victim of change.
Mac, you ever been in love ?
Freedom requires the capacity to accept, bear and live constructively with anxiety. I refer of course to the normal anxiety all of us experience at every step in our psychological growth as well as in this upset contemporary world. To be free means to face and bear anxiety, to run away from anxiety means automatically to surrender one's freedom.
People are not lazy. They simply have impotent goals - that is, goals that do not inspire them.
Dreams don't work unless you do.
We are what and where we are because we have first imagined it.
All condemnation of others really condemns ourselves. Adjust the microcosm which is in your power to do and the macrocosm will adjust itself for you.
Do first things first, and second things not at all.
Do we really know anybody ? Who does not wear a face to hide another ?
Change does not change tradition. It strengthens it. Change is a challenge and an opportunity, not a threat. Change does not necessarily assure progress, but progress implacably requires change. Education is essential to change, for education creates both new wants and the ability to satisfy them.
I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way.
I demolish my bridges behind methen there is no choice but to move forward. Firdtjof Nansen I do not cast my eyes away from my troubles. I pack them in as little compass as I can for myself, and never let them annoy others.
Perhaps the feelings that we experience when we are in love represent a normal state. Being in love shows a person who he should be.
The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.
Religion is being and becoming. Religion is the manifestation of the divinity already in man.
Love is a great beautifier.
You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you do not try.
What hump ?
Never say die.
Stand up, be bold, be strong. Take the whole responsibility on your own shoulders, and know that you are the creator of your own destiny. All the strength and succor you want is within yourself. Therefore, make your own future.
You are a product of your environment. So choose the environment that will best develop you toward your objective. Analyze your life in terms of its environment. Are the things around you helping you toward success -- or are they holding you back ?
Before we can forgive one another, we must understand one another
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
If we are to achieve results never before accomplished, we must expect to employ methods never before attempted.
If you want to be creative in your company, your career, your life, all it takes is one easy stepthe extra one. When you encounter a familiar plan, you just ask one question '' What ELSE could we do ? ''
You are never a loser until you quit trying.
Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them, a desire, a dream, a vision.
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.
We perceive when love begins and when it declines by our embarrassment when alone together.
If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.
Show me the money !
What the world really needs is more love and less paper work.
Work is love made manifest.
The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility.
Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope.
Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow
It is seldom indeed that one parts on good terms, because if one were on good terms one would not part.
I have not failed. I've just found ways that don't work
Constant dripping hollows out a stone.
You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you.
When we won't consider suggestions, we reject our own potential - but we have a right to expect people to be tactful.
Sometimes your nearness takes my breath away , and all the things I want to say can find no voice. Then, in silence, I can only hope my eyes will speak my heart.
Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.
Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement.
Success is neither magical or mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.
Familiar acts are beautiful through love.
Honesty is the best image.
Life does not happen to us, it happens from us.
Some say you have to use your five best players, but I found out you win with the five that fit together best as a team
Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.
The pellet with the poison's in the vessel with the pestle. The chalice from the palace has the brew that is true.
Until we take how we see ourselves (and how we see others) into account, we will be unable to understand how others see and feel about themselves and their world. Unaware, we will project our intentions on their behavior and call ourselves objective.
Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.
Hearts will never be practical until they are made unbreakable.
Just because you make a mistake doesnt mean you are a mistake.
Wisdom is more precious than rubies.
To be a champion, you have to believe in yourself when nobody else will.