“Could we know by what strange circumstances a man's genius became prepared for practical success, we should discover that the most serviceable items in his education were never entered in the bills which his father paid for.” KnowsMenShouldFatherEducationStrangeGeniusCircumstancesPaidBillsPreparedPracticalsItems Author:Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
“No matter what your circumstances are, whether you are in prosperity or in adversity, you can learn from every person, transaction, and circumstance around you.” PersonsMatterInspiringEducationCircumstancesAdversityNo Matter WhatProsperityClassroomTransactions Author:Brigham Young
“I too acknowledge the all-out omnipotence of early culture and nature; hereby we have either a doddered dwarf-bush, or a high-towering, wide-shadowing tree! either a sick yellow cabbage, or an edible luxuriant green one. Of a truth, it is the duty of all men, especially of all philosophers, to note down with accuracy the characteristic circumstances of their education,--what furthered, what hindered, what in any way modified it.” MenWayCultureEducationTreeDutyCircumstancesSickGreenNotesPhilosopherWideAcknowledgeCharacteristicsYellowAccuracyDwarfsOmnipotenceDwarvesCabbage Author:Thomas Carlyle
“Living is like working out a long addition sum, and if you make a mistake in the first two totals you will never find the right answer. It means involving oneself in a complicated chain of circumstances.” IfsLifeFirstsMeanLongTwoAnswersMistakeEducationCircumstancesTrainingOneselfWork OutComplicatedChainsTiesInvolvingRight Answers Book:This Business of Living Source: This Business of Living
“A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.” TryingMayRealLanguageCan DoEffortMistakeEducationFailureCircumstancesGiving UpErrorsPerseveranceDefeatPersistenceBeing The BestMaking MistakesPersistNot Giving UpNever Giving UpGiven UpFear Of FailureAlways TryingKeep TryingStop TryingDetermination MotivationalFailure In LifeDo Not Give UpBehaviorismI Will Not Give UpPersonal Failure Author:B. F. Skinner