Of all sad words of mouth or pen, the saddest are these: it might have been.
John Greenleaf Whittier
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Tag Archives: Courage
It’s not the critic who counts
It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat.
Theodore Roosevelt
Courage
Courage – a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it.
William Tecumseh Sherman
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Live Happiness
Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
Dalai Lama
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You may get wounded along the journey
The best people possess a feeling for beauty, the courage to take risks, the discipline to tell the truth, the capacity for sacrifice. Ironically, their virtues make them vulnerable; they are often wounded, sometimes destroyed.
Ernest Hemingway
Sometimes life takes its toll on you, but do not worry. Keep going, keep going strong and keep smiling!
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Start greatness
You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.
Zig Ziglar
Well this one does not need much explanation. Daydreaming and procrastination are your enemies when facing challenges in life. Get off your lazy ass and start working towards your goals, nothing has ever been achieved without a start, no matter how bad it had looked in the beginning.
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Trust yourself [video]
Listen to Arnold:
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Your comfort zone – abandon it!
Are you really happy or just really comfortable?
There is a difference. It seems very little to the comfortable person, but every happy person knows how huge the gap between happiness and just being comfortable actually is.
Staying in a cozy home every day, avoiding risks and therefore chances might seem like happiness to many, especially in our high-tech world.
But truth be told: You will only feel alive when you go out there and explore. Take risks, take chances, meet new people, embrace random encounters, be open towards new cultures, live with an open mind. It takes courage and strenght but it pays off and can be done step by step.
You would not want to waste your life in your comfort zone. Comfort zone is good, but who wants good, if he can have thrillingly exciting, adrenaline pumping happy?
Go out there!
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PS: Nothing against a comfy, cozy home, in fact, you should make your home the perfect hang-out place. Just don’t rest on your laurels once youre done pay attention that your home does not become you life.
Have faith
It’s lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believe in myself.
Muhammad Ali
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The rare honesty
Honesty is a very expensive gift. Do not expect it from cheap people.
Warren Buffet
Well he should know, should he not?
True honesty is as uncommon as it is beatiful.
So do your best to be one of the honest people, you are sure to stick out.
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