“ It is my PRIDE, my damned, native, unconquerable Pride, that plunges me into Distraction. You must know that 19 — 20ths of my Composition is Pride. I must either live a Slave, a Servant; to have no Will of my own, no Sentiments of my own which I may freely declare as such; — or DIE — perplexing alternative! ”
- Thomas Chatterton- Copy
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“ For my own part, I had rather suffer any inconvenience from having to work occasionally in chambers and kitchen… than witness the subservience in which the menial class is held in Europe. ”
- Harriet Martineau- Copy
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“ I come from a generation where the dreams and aspirations of a whole lot of young men were sacrificed at the altar of getting some kind of menial job. ”
- Bill Dixon- Copy
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“ The man who has no money is poor, but one who has nothing but money is poorer. He only is rich who can enjoy without owning; he is poor who though he has millions is covetous. ”
- Orison S. Marden- Copy
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“ The man who has no inner life is a slave of his surroundings, as the barometer is the obedient servant of the air. ”
- Henri F. Amiel- Copy
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“ Never again clutter your days or nights with so many menial and unimportant things that you have no time to accept a real challenge when it comes along. This applies to play as well as work. A day merely survived is no cause for celebration. You are not here to fritter away your precious hours when you have the ability to accomplish so much by making a slight change in your routine… ”
- Og Mandino- Copy
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“ Never allow anyone to rain on your parade and thus cast a pall of gloom and defeat on the entire day. Remember that no talent, no self-denial, no brains, no character, are required to set up in the fault-finding business. Nothing external can have any power over you unless you permit it… ”
- Og Mandino- Copy
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“ The victory of success is half won when one gains the habit of setting goals and achieving them. Even the most tedious chore will become endurable as you parade through each day convinced that every task, no matter how menial or boring, brings you closer to fulfilling your dreams. ”
- Og Mandino- Copy
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