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“Oh, the difficulty of fixing the attention of men on the world within them!”

Men World Attention Difficulty Fixing Self-examination

Author:Samuel Taylor Coleridge

“If a man successful in business expends a part of his income in things of no real use, while the poor employed by him pass through difficulties in getting the necessaries of life, this requires his serious attention.”

Ifs Men Real Use Wealth Poor Attention Successful Serious Difficulty Income Employed

Book:A Journal of the Life and Travels of John Woolman: In the Service of the Gospel

Source: A Journal of the Life and Travels of John Woolman: In the Service of the Gospel

“Frank W. Woolworth once told me that the turning-point in his career did not come until he was thrown flat on his back by illness. He was sure that his business would go to pieces during his long, enforced absence. Instead, he discovered that he had in his employ men who could overcome difficulties when given power to exercise initiative. After that Woolworth left many problems and difficulties to be solved by subordinates and turned his attention to big things.”

Men Long Problem Bigs Left Given Attention Careers Pieces Exercise Overcoming Difficulty Illness Absence Thrown Flats Frank Initiative Big Things Subordinates Turning Points

Author:B. C. Forbes

“Focusing on difficulties intensifies and enlarges the problem. When we focus our attention on God, the problem is put into its proper perspective and it no longer overwhelms us.”

Problem Attention Focus Perspective Difficulty

Book:How to Listen to God

Source: How to Listen to God