We have done with Hope and Honour. we are lost to Love and Truth, We are dropping down the ladder rung by rung; And the measure of our torment is the measure of our youth. God help us, for we knew the worst too young!
Rudyard KiplingRead
Fill the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds worth of distance run.
Interpretation
Make the most of every moment and use your time wisely.
This quote by Rudyard Kipling emphasizes the importance of utilizing each minute of our lives to its fullest potential. Rather than allowing time to pass without purpose, we should strive to fill every moment with meaningful actions that contribute to our personal growth and achievements, thus making each second count.
In practice
In a motivational speech to inspire students to seize opportunities.
We have done with Hope and Honour. we are lost to Love and Truth, We are dropping down the ladder rung by rung; And the measure of our torment is the measure of our youth. God help us, for we knew the worst too young!
Humble because of knowledge; mighty by sacrifice.
Hear and attend and listen; for this is what befell and be-happened and became and was, O my Best Beloved, when the Tame animals were wild. The dog was wild, and the Horse was wild, and the Cow was wild, and the Sheep was wild, and the Pig was wild -as wild as wild could be - and they walked in the Wet Wild Woods by their wild lones. But the wildest of all the wild animals was the Cat. He walked by himself and all places were alike to him
I keep six honest serving men.
And when your back stops aching and your hands begin to harden, You will find yourself a partner in the Glory of the Garden.
Savings represent much more than mere money value. They are the proof that the saver is worth something in himself. Any fool can waste; any fool can muddle; but it takes something more of a man to save and the more he saves the more of a man he makes of himself. Waste and extravagance unsettle a man's mind for every crisis; thrift, which means some form of self-restraint, steadies it.
Don't be put off by people who know what is not possible. Do what needs to be done, and check to see if it was impossible only after you are done.
Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.
Don't Stop when you are Tired. Stop When You are Done.
Everybody accuses me of moving fast when I direct a picture. I don't move fast, but I just keep moving.
I still bother with runners I call hamburgers. They're never going to run any record times. But they can fulfill their own potential.
Satisfied needs do not motivate. It's only the unsatisfied need that motivates. Next to physical survival, the greatest need of a human being is psychological survival - to be understood, to be affirmed, to be validated, to be appreciated.
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