Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes, Men Quotes, Effort Quotes

The truth is that there are no things for which men will make such herculean efforts as the things of which they know they are unworthy.

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You have to understand accounting and you have to understand the nuances of accounting. It's the language of business and it's an imperfect language, but unless you are willing to put in the effort to learn accounting - how to read and interpret financial statements - you really shouldn't select stocks yourself

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Let us live in the harness, striving mightily.

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The happy life is regarded as a life in conformity with virtue. It is a life which involves effort and is not spent in amusement.

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Peace demands the united efforts of us all. Who can foresee what spark might ignite the fuse?

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When the mind is relaxed, no longer making an effort, when it is quiet for just a few seconds, then the problem reveals itself and it is solved. That happens when the mind is still, in the interval between two thoughts, between two responses. In that state of mind, understanding comes.

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The efforts which we make to escape from our destiny only serve to lead us into it.

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Through constant familiarity, we can definitely establish new behavior patterns, using our tendency to form habits to our advantage. If we make a steady effort, I think we can overcome any form of negative conditioning and make positive changes in our lives. But we need to remember that genuine change doesn't happen overnight.

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Over my tenure as governor, I have come not only to respect the political muscle of the Federation; I've come to respect the brains. All of us depend on your efforts and energies.

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Children are natural mimics who act like their parents despite every effort to teach them good manners.

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I never blame failure - there are too many complicated situations in life - but I am absolutely merciless toward lack of effort.

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Do not turn the superior eye of critical passivity upon these efforts .... We must not be ambitious. We cannot aspire to masterpieces. We may content ourselves with a joy ride in a paint-box.

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The fight against terrorism is not limited to America. Europe, Russia, Indonesia, Australia, the Phillipines, all have had their share of it, and all the leaders have been very cooperative in our efforts. But it is for America to lead, and we will.

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...If humility does not precede all that we do, our efforts are fruitless.

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Out of every fruition of success, no matter what, comes forth something to make a new effort necessary.

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It is astonishing, how many difficulties clear up without any effort when the inner life gets straightened out. If half the time we spend trying to fix up outward things were spent in getting our hearts right, we would be delighted with the result. Strange as it may seem, harmony within our hearts depends mostly upon our getting into harmony with God.

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Our emotions Are only “incidents” In the effort to keep day and night together.

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The Tao of the sage is work without effort.

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What has been done in the world - the works of genius - cost nothing. There is no painful effort, but it is the spontaneous flowing of the thought. Shakespeare made his Hamlet as a bird weaves its nest.

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I have said repeatedly that I intend to close Guantanamo, and I will follow through on that. I have said repeatedly that America doesn't torture. And I'm gonna make sure that we don't torture. Those are part and parcel of an effort to regain America's moral stature in the world.

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