Pauli Murray
Civil Rights Lawyer and Activist
"What is often called exceptional ability is nothing more than persistent endeavor."
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Endeavor
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Nikos Kazantzakis
Novelist, Playwright
"The only way to save yourself is to endeavor to save others."
Otto von Bismarck
Statesman, Chancellor
"I consider even a victorious war as an evil, from which statesmanship must endeavor to spare nations."
Henry David Thoreau
Writer, Philosopher
"Unjust laws exist: shall we be content to obey them, or shall we endeavor to amend them, and obey them until we have succeeded, or shall we transgress them at once?"
Confucius
Philosopher
"When you see a worthy person, endeavor to emulate him. When you see an unworthy person, then examine your inner self."
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"I always say that one has no right to hope without endeavor."
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"The secret to success in any human endeavor is total concentration."
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"Making films has got to be one of the hardest endeavors known to humankind."
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"He that sees another in error and endeavors not to correct it, testifies himself to be in error."
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"Aspire, break bounds. Endeavor to be good, and better still, best."
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"Every human endeavor, however singular it seems, involves the whole human race."
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"When there is no hope, there can be no endeavor."
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"All persons ought to endeavor to follow what is right, and not what is established."
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"Let me endeavor to lead you out of yourself: let me invite you to look unto Jesus."
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"There is no hope without endeavor."
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"It should be our endeavor to cultivate the peace and friendship of every nation, even of that which has injured us most."
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"Opportunity is the best captain of all endeavor."
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"Neither sex, without some fertilization of the complimentary characters of the other, is capable of the highest reaches of human endeavor."
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"I can recommend nothing better... than that you endeavor to infuse into your works what you learn from the contemplation of the works of others."
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"Ultimately, every great endeavor consists of many little steps."
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"I'll tell you what: I believe mysticism is a very serious endeavor. One must be equipped for it."
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"In almost every area of human endeavor, the practice improves over time. That hasn't been the case for teaching."
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"Falsehood always endeavors to copy the mien and attitude of truth."
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"To try to understand another human being, to grapple for his ultimate depths, that is the most dangerous of human endeavors."
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"There are two parts to the creative endeavor: making something, then disseminating it."
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