Man's Greatness

Man's greatness consists in his ability to do and the proper application of his powers to things needed to be done.

(Frederick Douglass, African American abolitionist and author)

To get anything done of lasting importance apply your focus to the things that have to be done first.

Deliberating

The opportunity is often lost by deliberating.

(Publilius Syrus, Latin writer)

You can think all day and not get anything accomplished. It is the act of doing that gets results!

With a Club

You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.

(Jack London, American author)

Sitting around and waiting for something to happen will only waste time. The act of doing is what ultimately brings in results.

Everything Changes

Without accepting the fact that everything changes, we cannot find perfect composure. But unfortunately, although it is true, it is difficult for us to accept it. Because we cannot accept the truth of transience, we suffer.

(Shunryu Suzuki, Japanese Soto Zen Priest)

Because things change we as human beings go through a myriad of emotions. Once we are able to handle these emotions, we are better able to function in diverse situations.

At The Right Time

Success is simple. Do what's right, the right way, at the right time.

(Arnold H. Glasow, American author and humorist)

Success is simple. But the road to success is unpaved and has to be upgraded and smoothed out continually!

Prepared for Changes

Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.

(Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German writer)

Change is a part of life. One cannot separate one from the other so it's best to ride with the current of change. Plus it's a lot easier than trying to swim against the current!

Wise

No man was ever wise by chance.

(Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Roman Stoic philosopher)

Wisdom is the ability to know what not to do, due to the numerous mistakes one has experienced in the past.

Nobler

Endurance is nobler than strength, and patience than beauty.

(John Ruskin, Sage writer and social critic)

Endurance allows people to know who is sincere about a subject and who is just there paying lip service to a cause.

Outlast

The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.

(William James, American psychologist and philosopher)

To make a worthwhile, lasting, contribution one must positively impact society.

Time

He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator.

(Francis Bacon, English philosopher)

One must be creative throughout trying times or be pulled underneath the undertow of despair. What one does with his/her time is extremely important to the end result.

The Image

A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral.

(Antoine de Saint-Exupery, French writer and aviator)

Success is the ability to see an end product ahead of its creation. This ability eludes the vast majority of other people.

Great Dreamers

All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers.

(Orison Swett Marden, American writer)

Great achievements cannot ever be accomplished without the vision and drive behind it to make it work.

Lived Forward

Life must be understood backwards; but... it must be lived forward.

(Soren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher and theologian)

Humanity as a whole can learn quite a bit from history and avoid the pitfalls and mistakes that are continually repeated as time goes on.

Beginning All Over Again

Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again.

(Andre Gide, French author and winner of the Nobel Prize)

The majority of the populace learn via the school of hard knocks. They go through things the wrong way and learn what not to do through trial and error.

Equivalent Advantage

In every adversity there lies the seed of an equivalent advantage. In every defeat is a lesson showing you how to win the victory next time.

(Robert Collier, American author)

You cannot learn anything at all without traveling within the storm of adversity. By not traveling through this storm one will never know what to do in precarious situations.

Testing

Adversity tests us from time to time and it is inevitable that this testing continues during life.


(Walter H. Annenberg, American billionaire, publisher and diplomat)

Without adversity and the testing that comes with it you would have a world full of dull, bland people without any significant accomplishments.

Humility

Life is a long lesson in humility.

(James M. Barrie, Scottish novelist and dramatist)

There are many times in life where you can get things accomplished quickly by taking the humble route. Humility is a skill that needs to be cultivated in many individuals.

Business

Business is the salt of life.

(Voltaire, French writer and philosopher)

Business can be extracted out of any facet of life. It is intrinsically connected to everything that you do.

Audience

It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.

(Walter Lippmann, American writer and political commentator)

"You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink it" with that being said wisdom can be given to and shared with others however, that does not mean that they will receive and actually apply it.

Beyond The Norm

Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew. They're what make the instrument stretch-what make you go beyond the norm.

(Cicely Tyson, African American actress)

You never know how you will actually react in a given situation until you are in one. There are never any precise guarantees on how you will react in adversity.

Disguised

Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat.

(Napoleon Hill, American author)

Opportunity is often missed by the majority of the populace because of the tendency to give up prematurely.