Best failing & prove Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings

“Though he avoided outright endorsement of the view, fifth-century Church Father Saint Augustine was clearly familiar with the theory of the spherical earth: "They [those who believe that "there are men on the other side of the earth"] fail to observe that even if the world is held to be global or rounded in shape, or if some process of reasoning should prove this to be the case, it would still not necessarily follow that the land on the opposite side is not covered by masses of water."”

“To experience the satisfaction and enjoyment of success in life, a definitive goal is essential. Many people fail at this vital point. The goal must be definite and specific, not in any sense vague or fuzzy. And to prove attainable, its image needs to be sharpened and resharpened continually, so that it stands out vividly in your thoughts. You must know, at all times, precisely and for certain what it is you want to accomplish and achieve. Strong and organized purposefulness toward a definite objective will focus your powers into a strong motivation in attainment of your goal.”

Source: Norman Vincent Peale's treasury of courage and confidence

“I proceeded to prove everybody right as to how bad an economics student I was by failing as an assistant manager in every theatre I went to that hired me, both as an assistant manager and as an actor. I lost money and tickets, and I couldn't keep track of anything. So eventually they fired me from assistant-manager jobs, but kept me on as an actor.”

Jobs Actors Lost Failing Students Prove Economics Track Theatre Managers Tickets Assistants Lost Money

Author:William Shatner

“Stay, little cheerful Robin! stay, And at my casement sing, Though it should prove a farewell lay And this our parting spring. * * * * * Then, little Bird, this boon confer, Come, and my requiem sing, Nor fail to be the harbinger Of everlasting spring.”

Should Littles Failing Prove Spring Bird Lays Farewell Cheerful Everlasting Parting Robins Boon Harbinger Requiem

Author:William Wordsworth

“I confidently trust that the American people will prove themselves ... too wise not to detect the false pride or the dangerous ambitions or the selfish schemes which so often hide themselves under that deceptive cry of mock patriotism: "Our country, right or wrong!" They will not fail to recognize that our dignity, our free institutions and the peace and welfare of this and coming generations of Americans will be secure only as we cling to the watchword of true patriotism: "Our country - when right to be kept right; when wrong to be put right."”

People Country Wise Failing Generations Dangerous Cry Pride Prove Ambition Dignity Institutions Selfish Our Country Secure Welfare Schemes Mock Deceptive True Patriotism False Pride

Author:Carl Schurz

“I could never sit down and say: I'm going to do an out-and-out comedy, just to prove to people I can. You've just got to do what you do. Just listen to your soul and do your art and do it for the right reasons, and then you can't fail.”

People Art I Can Soul Reason Comedy Failing Prove Down And Your Soul Just Listen

Author:Paddy Considine

“We must settle this question now -- whether in a free government the minority have the right to break it up whenever they choose. If we fail, it will go far to prove the incapability of the people to govern themselves.”

People Ifs Government Break Failing Prove Settling Minorities Free Government Incapability

Book:Lincoln on Democracy

Source: Lincoln on Democracy

“I needn't tell you that success and failure prove nothing - the whole thing is a lottery. It's pleasant to succeed; but for a philosophic mind it oughtn't to be very upsetting to fail.”

Mind Whole Failing Succeed Prove Upset Pleasant Success And Failure Lottery Philosophic

Book:Flaubert-Sand: The Correspondence of Gustave Flaubert & George Sand

Source: Flaubert-Sand: The Correspondence of Gustave Flaubert & George Sand

“I want to see the numbers that prove that show-business marriages are any less successful than other marriages. It's just very public when they fail.”

Want Shows Numbers Successful Failing Prove Show Business

Author:Kevin Bacon

“Discerning the merits of competing claims is where the empirical basis of science should play a role. I cannot stress often enough that what science is all about is not proving things to be true but proving them to be false. What fails the test of empirical reality, as determined by observation and experiment, gets thrown out like yesterday's newspaper.”

Should Enough Play Reality Roles Failing Prove Tests Bases Claims Stress Determined Yesterday Newspapers Experiments Being True Observation Merit Thrown Competing Discerning

Author:Lawrence M. Krauss

“Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny should take a few pointers from the mutual-fund industry. All three are trying to pull off elaborate hoaxes. But while Santa and the bunny suffer the derision of eight year olds everywhere, actively-managed stock funds still have an ardent following among otherwise clear-thinking adults. This continued loyalty amazes me. Reams of statistics prove that most of the fund industry's stock pickers fail to beat the market.”

“Virtue is only a conflict by which we get the mastery of our failings; that, by which every man proves his peculiar power of understanding the will and spirit of God, is only a silent working of the inner man.”

Men Spirit Understanding Virtue Failing Conflict Prove Silent Every Man Peculiar Mastery Spirit Of God

Author:Friedrich Schleiermacher

“Every Christian family ought to be as it were a little church, consecrated to Christ, and wholly influenced and governed by his rules. And family education and order are some of the chief means of grace. If these fail, all other means are likely to prove ineffectual. If these are duly maintained, all the means of grace will be likely to prosper and be successful.”

Ifs Mean Littles Christian Order Christ Church Successful Grace Failing Ought Prove Chiefs Being Successful Christian Family Family Education

Book:The Works of Jonathan Edwards: Volume I - I

Source: The Works of Jonathan Edwards: Volume I - I

“I always feel like I have to prove myself as an actor, otherwise you get lazy if you're not slightly terrified that you're going to fail all the time.”

Ifs Feels Actors Failing Prove Lazy Terrified Prove Myself

Author:Scarlett Johansson

“For common instinct of our race declares That body of itself exists: unless This primal faith, deep-founded, fail us not, Naught will there be whereunto to appeal On things occult when seeking aught to prove By reasonings of mind.”

Mind Body Common Race Failing Prove Instinct Seeking Appeals Reasoning Occult Primal

Book:Stoic Six Pack 3: The Epicureans

Source: Stoic Six Pack 3: The Epicureans

“I shall risk nothing on an attempt to prove the transcendence of p. If others undertake this enterprise, no one will be happier than I in their success. But believe me, it will not fail to cost them some effort.”

Ifs Believe Effort Failing Risk Cost Prove Enterprise Believe In Me Transcendence

Author:Charles Hermite

“Republicans don't believe government works, and get into it to prove it will fail. Same with strippers and relationships.”

Believe Government Failing Republican Prove Don't Believe Prove It Government Work

Author:Dana Gould

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