Sad spectacle that man should live and be fed that he may fill a paragraph in the newspaper for his wonderful age, as we record the weight and girth of the Big Ox and Mammoth Girl. We don’t count a man’s years until he has nothing else to count.
Achievement Quotes
There are many who find a good alibi far more attractive than an achievement. For an achievement does not settle anything permanently. We still have to prove our worth anew each day: we have to prove we are as good today as we were yesterday. But when we have a valid alibi for not achieving […]
I feel that the greatest reward for doing is the opportunity to do more.
Thought is the seed of action.
No matter what our achievements might be, we think well of ourselves only in rare moments. We need people to bear witness against our inner judge, who keeps book on our shortcomings and transgressions. We need people to convince us that we are not as bad as we think we are.
He that is overcautious will accomplish little.
The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
If you want to hit a bird on the wing you must have all your will in focus, you must not be thinking about yourself and, equally you must not be thinking about your neighbor; you must be living in your eye on that bird. Every achievement is a bird on the wing.
Spectacular achievement is always preceded by spectacular preparation.
Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold.
