Friday, April 15, 2005

It is never too late to be what you might have been.

George Eliot
(1819-1880, British novelist)

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In difficult situations, when hope seems feeble, the boldest
plans are safest.

Titus Livy
(BC 59-17 AD, Roman historian)

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If only every man would make proper use of his strength and do
his utmost, he need never regret his limited ability.

Marcus T. Cicero
(c. 106-43 BC, Roman orator, politician)


Procrastination is the thief of time: Year after year it steals, till all are fled, and to the mercies of a moment leaves the vast
concerns of an eternal scene.

Edward Young
(1683-1765, British poet, dramatist)

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The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of
success.

Paramahansa Yogananda
(1893-1952, Indian spiritual author, lecturer)

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You have to "be" before you can "do," and do before you can
"have."

Zig Ziglar
(1926-, American sales trainer, author, motivational speaker)

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One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot
make a team.


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Luck? Sure. But only after long practice and only with the
ability to think under pressure.

Babe Didrikson
(1924-1956, American athlete)

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The principle is competing against yourself. It's about self
improvement, about being better than you were the day before.

Steve Young
(1955-, American football player)

Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the
people.

William Butler Yeats
(1865-1939, Irish poet, playwright)

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A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we
take the least care to acquire.

Francois De La Rochefoucauld
(1613-1680, French classical writer)

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Everyone must row with the oars they have.

English Proverb
(Sayings of British origin)

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