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granted heard man rather understanding
Many a man would rather you heard his story than granted his request.
ask light rather strength strong
Don't ask for a light load, but rather ask for a strong back.
compass direction fast focus focusing goals headed learn manage priorities rather time time-and-time-management truly
What comes first, the compass or the clock? Before one can truly manage time (the clock), it is important to know where you are going, what your priorities and goals are, in which direction you are headed (the compass). Where you are headed is more important than how fast you are going. Rather than always focusing on what's urgent, learn to focus on what is really important.
drunken lamp man rather statistics support uses
Often statistics are used as a drunken man uses lamp posts... for support rather than illumination.
people quiet rather wrong
Some people would rather be wrong than quiet for a minute.
becomes change difficult suffer
When it becomes more difficult to suffer than change -- then you will change.
length saying short time words yes
Yes and No are very short words to say, but we should think for some length of time before saying them.
further hands heights higher ordinary people perform push teams-and-teamwork towards
Working together, ordinary people can perform extraordinary feats. They can push things that come into their hands a little higher up, a little further on towards the heights of excellence.
fear gloomy stars witness
We fear not death. That gloomy night, that pale-faced moon, and the affrighted stars that hurried through the sky, can witness that we fear not death.
appealed ask ran voting
When he first ran for office, he appealed to the voters: ''I never stole anything in my life. All I ask is a chance.''
courage face strong
We are made strong by the difficulties we face not by those we evade.
caused fear form sustained worry
Worry: a sustained form of fear caused by indecision.
across common convey empires languages life mental period precious safely sail shipwreck suffered time treasures words
Words convey the mental treasures of one period to the generations that follow; and laden with this, their precious freight, they sail safely across gulfs of time in which empires have suffered shipwreck and the languages of common life have sunk into oblivion.
gives preach virtues wealth
Wealth is what gives you the right to preach about the virtues of poverty.