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Before success in any man's life he is sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps, some failure. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and most logical thing to do is to quit. That is exactly what the majority of men do. Napoleon HillThe measure of a master is his success in bringing all men around to his opinion twenty years later. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)All successful employers are stalking men who will do the unusual, men who think, men who attract attention by performing more than is expected of them. Charles M. SchwabThere are high spots in all of our lives and most of them have come about through encouragement from someone else. I don't care how great, how famous or successful a man or woman may be, each hungers for applause. George Matthew AdamsThere is no such thing as a 'self-made' man. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed for us, or spoken one word of encouragement to us, has entered into the make-up of our character and of our thoughts, as well as our success. George Matthew AdamsThe secret of dealing successfully with a child is not to be its parent. Mel LazarusEach new day is a blank page in the diary of your life. The secret of success is in turning that diary into the best story you possibly can. Douglas Pagels, A Wonderful Resolution For The New Year!Nothing feebler than a man does the earth raise up, of all the things which breathe and move on the earth, for he believes that he will never suffer evil in the future, as long as the gods give him success and he flourishes in his strength; but when the blessed gods bring sorrows too to pass, even these he bears, against his will, with steadfast spirit, for the thoughts of earthly men are like the day which the father of gods and men brings upon them. Homer (800 BC - 700 BC), The OdysseyThe man of virtue makes the difficulty to be overcome his first business, and success only a subsequent consideration. Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC), The Confucian Analects
He with whom neither slander that gradually soaks into the mind, nor statements that startle like a wound in the flesh, are successful may be called intelligent indeed. Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC), The Confucian Analects Can't find what you're looking for? Try browsing our list of quotations by subject.. 
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