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Understanding Lessons From Time Eternal

Each life is unique, but there are common lessons in all of our lives. The problem is we often don't learn them till the end of our lives. One way to circumvent this problem is to see what other notable figures in history have tried to tell us.

Some people are always grumbing because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses. - Alphonse Karr

Always do what you are afraid to do. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. - Mahatma Gandhi

In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, they had better aim at something high. - Henry David Thoreau

A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience. - Oliver Wendell Holmes

You who are strong and swift, see that you do not limp before the lame, deeming it kindness. - Kahlil Gibran

In this country, don't forget, a habit is no damn private hell. There's no solitary confinement outside of jail. A habit is hell for those you love. And in this country it's the worst kind of hell for those who love you. - Billie Holiday

You are successful the moment you start moving toward a worthwhile goal. - Chuck Carlson

Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. - Albert Einstein

The most important key to achieving great success is to decide upon your goal and launch, get started, take action, move. - John Wooden

The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail. - Napoleon Hill

The difference between involvement and commitment is like ham and eggs. The chicken is involved; the pig is committed. - Martina Navratilova

It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up. - Vince Lombardi

What one has, one ought to use: and whatever he does he should do with all his might. - Marcus T. Cicero

Most of us serve our ideals by fits and starts. The person who makes a success of living is one who sees his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That's dedication. - Cecil B. DeMille

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