“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.”
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“Enthusiasm is common. Endurance is rare.”
― Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
― Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
“The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they are felt with the heart.”
― The Little Prince
― The Little Prince
“So it is that whenever Heaven invests a person with great responsibilities, it first tries his resolve, exhausts his muscles and bones, starves his body, leaves him destitute, and confound his every endeavor. In this way his patience and endurance are developed, and his weaknesses are overcome. We change and grow only when we make mistakes. We realize what to do only when we work through worry and confusion. And we gain people’s trust and understanding only when our inner thoughts are revealed clearly in our faces and words.”
― Mencius
― Mencius
“Of course I'm ambitious. What's wrong with that? Otherwise you sleep all day.”
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