The mintage of wisdom is to know that rest is rust, and that real life is love, laughter, and work.
Elbert HubbardRead
How many a man has thrown up his hands at a time when a little more effort, a little more patience would have achieved success.
Interpretation
Perseverance and patience are often the keys to achieving success.
This quote highlights the common tendency for individuals to give up just before they reach a breakthrough. It emphasizes the importance of continuing to push forward and remain patient, as success can often be just around the corner if one persists through challenges.
In practice
During a motivational speech to encourage students to keep trying in their studies.
The mintage of wisdom is to know that rest is rust, and that real life is love, laughter, and work.
Many people fail in life, not for lack of ability or brains or even courage but simply because they have never organized their energies around a goal.
He has achieved success who has worked well, laughed often, and loved much.
Our finest flowers are often weeds transplanted.
Truth, in its struggles for recognition, passes through four distinct stages. First, we say it is damnable, dangerous, disorderly, and will surely disrupt society. Second, we declare it is heretical, infidelic and contrary to the Bible. Third, we say it is really a matter of no importance either one way or the other. Fourth, we aver that we have always upheld it and believed it.
When on the brink of complete discouragement, success is discerning that...the line between failure and success is so fine that often a single extra effort is all that is needed to bring victory out of defeat.
Many people dream of success. To me, success can only be achieved through repeated failure and introspection.
Work hard, have fun and make history.
Success is self-defined. You can choose what you think success is, and you can always change your mind.
The minute you get away from fundamentals β whether its proper technique, work ethic or mental preparation β the bottom can fall out of your game, your schoolwork, your job, whatever youβre doing.
It is hardly possible to build anything if frustration, bitterness and a mood of helplessness prevail.
Your net worth can fluctuate, but your self-worth should only appreciate.
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