"Doing what needs to be done may not make you happy, but it will make you great."
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"We ought not to be weary of doing little things for the love of God, who regards not the greatness of the work, but the love with which it is performed."
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"Do not talk about giftedness, inborn talents! One can assume great men of all kinds who were very little gifted. They acquired greatness, became “geniuses” (as we put it), through qualities the lack of which no one who knew what they were would boast of: they all possessed that seriousness of the efficient workman which first learns to construct the parts properly before it ventures to fashion a great whole; they allowed themselves time for it, because they took more pleasure in making the little, secondary things well than in the effect of a dazzling whole."
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"The poor are great! The poor are wonderful! The poor are very generous! They give us much more than what we give them."
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"Every individual has a place to fill in the world and is important in some respect whether he chooses to be so or not."
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"The difficulties you meet will resolve themselves as you advance. Proceed, and light will dawn, and shine with increasing clearness on your path."
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"The less effort, the faster and more powerful you will be."
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"Before examining this more carefully and investigating its consequences, I want to dwell for a moment in the contemplation of God, to ponder His attributes in me, to see, admire, and adore the beauty of His boundless light, insofar as my clouded insight allows. Believing that the supreme happiness of the other life consists wholly of the contemplation of divine greatness, I now find that through less perfect contemplation of the same sort I can gain the greatest joy available in this life."
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"Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams - they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just as religions do - they all contain truths."
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"Living at risk is jumping off the cliff and building your wings on the way down."
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"You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight."
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"A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness"
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"Whatever good things we build end up building us."
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"Ever since I was a child I have had this instinctive urge for expansion and growth. To me, the function and duty of a quality human being is the sincere and honest development of one's potential."
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"Words do two major things: They provide food for the mind and create light for understanding and awareness."
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"Why should I cumber myself with regrets that the receiver is not capacious? It never troubles the sun that some of his rays fall wide and vain into ungrateful space, and only a small part on the reflecting planet. Let your greatness educate the crude and cold companion."
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"Affirmation without discipline is the beginning of delusion."
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"It doesn't matter which side of the fence you get off on sometimes. What matters most is getting off. You cannot make progress without making decisions."
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"Without a sense of urgency, desire loses its value."
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"Your greatness is measured by your horizons."
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