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“The great man... walks across his century and leaves the marks of his feet all over it, ripping out the dates on his goloshes as he passes.”

Men Walks Feet Century Greatness Mark Great Men Over It

Author:Stephen Leacock

“Standing on "tip toe", one stands not firmly. Straining in stride, one cannot walk far. Flaunting of deeds, one is unfavorably noticed. Being self-righteous, one is not respected. Boasting of self, one's merit is unrecognized. Glorifying of self, one loses the opportunity for greatness. From the viewpoint of Tao These represent imperfect Te, Valued as are filth or disease.”

Self Opportunity Loses Walks Greatness Disease Standing Deeds Merit Imperfect Righteous Toes Tao Boast Viewpoints Stride Self Righteous Filth Flaunting

Author:Laozi

“Rich men are neither better nor worse than all other humans. They contribute to greatness or mediocrity, strength of character or weakness in exactly the same proportion as persons in all other walks of life do.”

Men Humans Persons Character Walks Rich Greatness Weakness Proportion Mediocrity Rich Man Strength Of Character Walks Of Life

Author:Julius Rosenwald

“Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.”

Source: Strength to Love

“My suggestion would be to walk away from the 90% who don't and join the 10% who do.”

Would Be Motivation Walks Greatness Suggestions

Author:Jim Rohn

“My procrastination which has held me back was born of fear ... now I know that to conquer fear I must always act without hesitation and the flutters in my heart will vanish. Now I know that action reduces the lion of terror.... I will walk where the failure fears to walk.”

Knows Heart Action Born Walks Greatness My Heart Terror Conquer Lions Procrastination Hesitation Conquering Fear

Author:Og Mandino

“What a fool, quoth he, am I, thus to lie in a stinking dungeon, when I may as well walk at liberty! I have a key in my bosom, called Promise, that will, I am persuaded, open any lock in Doubting Castle.”

Wells May Lying Walks Liberty Doubt Greatness Keys Fool Confidence Promise Locks Castles Bosoms Dungeons Pilgrims Progress

Book:The Pilgrim's Progress: From this World to that which is to Come. Delivered Under the Similitude of a Dream. In Two Parts

Source: The Pilgrim's Progress: From this World to that which is to Come. Delivered Under the Similitude of a Dream. In Two Parts

“I will persist until I succeed. I was not delivered into this world into defeat, nor does failure course in my veins. I am not a sheep waiting to be prodded by my shepperd. I am lion and I refuse to talk, to walk, to sleep with the sheep. The slaughterhouse of failure is not my destiny. I will persist until I succeed.”

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Book:The Greatest Salesman in the World

Source: The Greatest Salesman in the World

“I do not believe that every person, in every walk of life, can succeed in spite of any handicap. That would be perfection. But I do believe that what I was able to attain came to be because we put behind us (no matter how slowly) the dogmas of the past: to discover the truth of today; and perhaps the greatness of tomorrow.”

Believe Persons Matter Would Be Today Able Past Success Walks Behinds Greatness Tomorrow Succeed Intellectual Perfection Intelligence Spite Dogma Handicaps Walks Of Life

Author:Jackie Robinson

“When the room brightens when you walk in, you matter.”

Matter Walks Rooms Greatness

Author:Seth Godin