Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength. ~ Henry Ward Beecher
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Benjamin Franklin on Greatness
There was never yet a truly great man who was not at the same time truly virtuous. ~ Benjamin Franklin
On Greatness: Do The Thing You Fear
The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and get a record of successful experiences behind you. Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved. ~ William Jennings Bryan
On Career Development: The First Secret of Success
Self-trust is the first secret of success...the essence of heroism. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
On Greatness: You are Capable of Greater Things
[People] are often capable of greater things than they perform. They are sent into the world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent. ~ Horace Walpole
On Priorities: Why We Are Here
We are here not to get all we can out of life for ourselves, but to try and make the lives of others happier. ~ William Osler
On Priorities: One Day You Will Wake Up and Realize This
One day you will wake up and realize that the small things in your life - like building warm, trusting relationships - were really the big things. ~ Lee Cockerell, Former VP of Service at Disney