“Fools gain greater advantages through their weakness than intelligent men through their strength. We watch a great man struggling against fate and we do not lift a finger to help him. But we patronize a grocer who is headed for bankruptcy.” MenHelpingWatchesStruggleGreaterFateFoolWeaknessGainsAdvantageIntelligentFingersLiftsGreat MenBankruptcyIntelligent ManGrocers Author:Honore de Balzac
“It is a conquest when we can lift ourselves above the annoyances of circumstances over which we have no control; but it is a greater victory when we can make those circumstances our helpers,--when we can appreciate the good there is in them. It has often seemed to me as if Life stood beside me, looking me in the face, and saying, "Child, you must learn to like me in the form in which you see me, before I can offer myself to you in any other aspect.” IfsLifeChildrenI CanFacesFormGreaterVictoryCircumstancesOffersAspectAppreciateLike MeLiftsHardshipConquestAnnoyanceHelpers Book:A New England girlhood Source: A New England girlhood
“Free trade has been proven, time and again, as a reliable path to economic development. It pushes the public and private sectors alike toward greater accountability and transparency. It lifts people out of poverty, and while it can force unsettling changes on a society, those changes prove to be worthwhile in a very short time.” PeopleHas BeensForcePovertyPathGreaterEconomicDevelopmentProveTradeLiftsAccountabilityWorthwhileProvenTransparencyPrivate SectorShort TimeFree TradeEconomic Development Author:Jonah Goldberg
“Greater association with the Angels lifts our minds from ourselves and focuses them upon ways and means by which we too may assist in establishing God's Plan.” WayMindMayMeanGreaterPlansAngelLiftsAssociationGod's Plan Author:Flower A. Newhouse