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  1. A quotation from Ben Franklin

    Strive to be the greatest Man in your Country, and you may be disappointed; Strive to be the best, and you may succeed: He may well win the race that runs by himself.

    Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
    Poor Richard (1747 ed.)

    More about this quote: wist.info/franklin-benjamin/43…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #benfranklin #benjaminfranklin #aspiration #beyourbest #besteffort #competition #doyourbest #goal #goodperson #greatness #selfimprovement #target

  2. A quotation from The Talmud

    It is not yours to finish the task, but neither are you free to set it aside.
     
    לֹא עָלֶיךָ הַמְּלָאכָה לִגְמֹר, וְלֹא אַתָּה בֶן חוֹרִין לִבָּטֵל מִמֶּנָּה.


    The Talmud (AD 200-500) Collection of Jewish rabbinical writings
    Mishnah, Pirkei Avot [Ethics of the Fathers; פִּרְקֵי אָבוֹת] 2:16

    More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/talmud/35632/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #talmud #mishnah #accomplishment #aspiration #completion #duty #endeavor #finish #ideal #keeptrying #labor #obligation #quest #success #task #work

  3. A quotation from The Talmud

    It is not yours to finish the task, but neither are you free to set it aside.
     
    לֹא עָלֶיךָ הַמְּלָאכָה לִגְמֹר, וְלֹא אַתָּה בֶן חוֹרִין לִבָּטֵל מִמֶּנָּה.


    The Talmud (AD 200-500) Collection of Jewish rabbinical writings
    Mishnah, Pirkei Avot [Ethics of the Fathers; פִּרְקֵי אָבוֹת] 2:16

    More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/talmud/35632/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #talmud #mishnah #accomplishment #aspiration #completion #duty #endeavor #finish #ideal #keeptrying #labor #obligation #quest #success #task #work

  4. In #life #true #aspiration in #raw #thoughts are just #playing the #role of unspoken #anchors towards #wisdom that came your way.

    An #idea you did not ignore is a #blessing you let somebody else #embrace from within.

    There is no such thing as #peace through #strength because to be strong in #focus is all that is needed to be at peace with that very #ideal as such.

  5. In #life #true #aspiration in #raw #thoughts are just #playing the #role of unspoken #anchors towards #wisdom that came your way.

    An #idea you did not ignore is a #blessing you let somebody else #embrace from within.

    There is no such thing as #peace through #strength because to be strong in #focus is all that is needed to be at peace with that very #ideal as such.

  6. A quotation from Hilaire Belloc

    When I am dead, I hope it may be said:
    “His sins were scarlet, but his books were read.”

    Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953) Franco-British writer, historian [Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc]
    Poem (1923), “Epigram 1: On His Books,” Sonnets and Verse

    More about this quote: wist.info/belloc-hilaire/82367…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #belloc #hilairebelloc #aspiration #author #character #epitaph #fame #heritage #legacy #reading #sin #success #works #writer #writing

  7. A quotation from Hilaire Belloc

    When I am dead, I hope it may be said:
    “His sins were scarlet, but his books were read.”

    Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953) Franco-British writer, historian [Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc]
    Poem (1923), “Epigram 1: On His Books,” Sonnets and Verse

    More about this quote: wist.info/belloc-hilaire/82367…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #belloc #hilairebelloc #aspiration #author #character #epitaph #fame #heritage #legacy #reading #sin #success #works #writer #writing

  8. A quotation from Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

    What refuge is there for the victim who is oppressed with the feeling that there are a thousand new books he ought to read, while life is only long enough for him to attempt to read a hundred?

    Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809-1894) American poet, essayist, scholar
    Article (1890-06), “Over the Teacups,” No. 7, Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 65

    Sourcing, notes: wist.info/holmes-sr-oliver-wen…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #books #experience #goal #impossible #mortality #reading #surfeit #unattainable #aspiration

  9. A quotation from Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

    What refuge is there for the victim who is oppressed with the feeling that there are a thousand new books he ought to read, while life is only long enough for him to attempt to read a hundred?

    Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809-1894) American poet, essayist, scholar
    Article (1890-06), “Over the Teacups,” No. 7, Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 65

    Sourcing, notes: wist.info/holmes-sr-oliver-wen…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #books #experience #goal #impossible #mortality #reading #surfeit #unattainable #aspiration

  10. A quotation from Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

    What refuge is there for the victim who is oppressed with the feeling that there are a thousand new books he ought to read, while life is only long enough for him to attempt to read a hundred?

    Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809-1894) American poet, essayist, scholar
    Article (1890-06), “Over the Teacups,” No. 7, Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 65

    Sourcing, notes: wist.info/holmes-sr-oliver-wen…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #books #experience #goal #impossible #mortality #reading #surfeit #unattainable #aspiration

  11. A quotation from Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

    What refuge is there for the victim who is oppressed with the feeling that there are a thousand new books he ought to read, while life is only long enough for him to attempt to read a hundred?

    Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809-1894) American poet, essayist, scholar
    Article (1890-06), “Over the Teacups,” No. 7, Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 65

    Sourcing, notes: wist.info/holmes-sr-oliver-wen…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #books #experience #goal #impossible #mortality #reading #surfeit #unattainable #aspiration