“The wise man knoweth where to stop, as he runneth in the race of fortune, For experience of old hath taught him, that happiness lingered midway; And many in hot pursuit have hasted to the goal of wealth, But have lost, as they ran, those apples of gold--the mind and the power to enjoy it.” MenMindLostEnjoyGoalWealthRaceWiseTaughtGoldHotFortunePursuitRanApplesMidway Book:Proverbial Philosophy: A Book of Thoughts and Arguments. 1st and 2d Series in One Volume Source: Proverbial Philosophy: A Book of Thoughts and Arguments. 1st and 2d Series in One Volume
“Life is a problem. Not merely a premiss from which we start, but a goal towards which we proceed. It is an opportunity for us not merely to get, but to attain; not simply to have, but to be. Its standard of failure or success is not outward fortune, but inward possession.” LifeProblemLife IsOpportunityGoalStandardsFortunePossessionInward Author:Edwin Hubbel Chapin
“Obviously this stuff takes a bit of planning, but I've always been someone that sets achievable short-term goals. I've never been someone that's had a five-year plan, or a three-year plan. That just seems to lead to a lot of disappointment, and doesn't give you the chance to be flexible. So I've just always been someone that's sort of reassessed where I'm at, and set goals that are realistic. And luckily, I've had plenty of chances to recalibrate and adjust, and good fortune's come my way.” WayGivingYearsSeemsThreeStuffBitsGoalTermChanceFivePlansFortuneDisappointmentPlanningPlentyMy WayFive YearsRealisticThree YearsFlexibleSetting GoalsShort TermGood FortuneFive Year PlansShort Term Goals Author:Eric Bana
“I think that fortune watcheth o'er our lives, surer than we. But well said: he who strives will find his goals strive for him equally.” ThinkingWellsSaidGoalOur LivesFortuneStriveStrifeWell Said Author:Euripides