Carlyle on Overcoming Obstacles

"The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak
becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong." -- Thomas Carlyle

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Carlyle on how noble work is at first

"Every noble work is at first impossible." -- Thomas Carlyle

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Showing Greatness

"A great man shows his greatness by the way he treats little men." -- Carlyle

"Here hath been dawning another blue day: think, wilt thou let is slip useless away?" -- Thomas Carlyle

"Here hath been dawning another blue day: think, wilt thou let it slip useless away?" -- Thomas Carlyle

"Talk that does not end in any kind of action is better suppressed altogether." -- Thomas Carlyle

Motivation

"A ship in a harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are for." - William Shedd: DO something with your life! Make yourself useful. God has given each of us talents to be used to build. How tragic to just sit there and do nothing.

"Do not fear mistakes, there are none." - Miles Davis: The legendary jazz trumpeter had something. He was not afraid to reinvent himself. With this idea in perspective, how can we go wrong? Everything, even a "mistake", can be something valuable.

"The purpose of man is in action, not thought." - Thomas Carlyle: We were born into this world for a reason. It is good to think, but eventually we need to act. Our lives are meant to be lived in motion, not in stagnancy.

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