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... talent , it is purpose ; in other words , not the power to achieve , but the will to labor . ” There is , perhaps , no mistake of the young more common than that of supposing that , in the pursuits of life , extraordinary talents are ...
... talent , it is purpose ; in other words , not the power to achieve , but the will to labor . ” There is , perhaps , no mistake of the young more common than that of supposing that , in the pursuits of life , extraordinary talents are ...
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... talent well applied will achieve more useful results , and impose more on mankind , than minds of the highest order , whose temper is too fine for the mechanical parts of a profession . The astonish- ing variety of talents which some ...
... talent well applied will achieve more useful results , and impose more on mankind , than minds of the highest order , whose temper is too fine for the mechanical parts of a profession . The astonish- ing variety of talents which some ...
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... talents , are the instruments of achiev- ing more important results than are effected by men of far greater endowments . They know precisely the extent of their facul- ties , and never aim at objects beyond their reach . They care ...
... talents , are the instruments of achiev- ing more important results than are effected by men of far greater endowments . They know precisely the extent of their facul- ties , and never aim at objects beyond their reach . They care ...
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... talents for the places than places for the talents . Human selfishness , were there no other agencies at work , will not suffer men of ability to languish in idleness . Do not despair , then , because to win the prizes of life you must ...
... talents for the places than places for the talents . Human selfishness , were there no other agencies at work , will not suffer men of ability to languish in idleness . Do not despair , then , because to win the prizes of life you must ...
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... talents and attainments , the weak - spirited man who , from lack of energy and application , has made but little headway in the world , being outstripped in the race of life by those whom he had despised as his inferiors , and you will ...
... talents and attainments , the weak - spirited man who , from lack of energy and application , has made but little headway in the world , being outstripped in the race of life by those whom he had despised as his inferiors , and you will ...
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Page 96 - Eccentricity has always abounded when and where strength of character has abounded; and the amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigour, and moral courage which it contained. That so few now dare to be eccentric marks the chief danger of the time.
Page 268 - Lost, yesterday, somewhere between sunrise and sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes. No reward is offered, for they are gone forever.
Page 192 - I am in earnest. I will not equivocate — I will not excuse — I will not retreat a single inch. AND I WILL BE HEARD.
Page 105 - Insist on yourself ; never imitate. Your own gift you can present every moment with the cumulative force of a whole life's cultivation ; but of the adopted talent of another you have only an extemporaneous, half possession.
Page 97 - Do that which is assigned you, and you cannot hope too much or dare too much. There is at this moment for you an utterance brave and grand as that of the colossal chisel of Phidias, or trowel of the Egyptians, or the pen of Moses, or Dante, but different from all these.
Page 127 - Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.
Page 87 - By heaven, methinks it were an easy leap, To pluck bright honour from the pale-faced moon, Or dive into the bottom of the deep, Where fathom-line could never touch the ground, And pluck up drowned honour by the locks...
Page 55 - People are beginning to see that the first requisite to success in life, is to be a good animal.
Page 5 - Woe waits the insect and the maid ; A life of pain, the loss of peace, From infant's play, and man's caprice : The lovely toy so fiercely sought Hath lost its charm by being caught...
Page 335 - At half past nine by the meet'n'-house clock,— Just the hour of the Earthquake shock! —What do you think the parson found, When he got up and stared around? The poor old chaise in a heap or mound, As if it had been to the mill and ground! You see, of course, if you're not a dunce, How it went to pieces all at once,— All at once, and nothing first,— Just as bubbles do when they burst.