"It isn't a disgrace not to reach the……" — Benjamin E. Mays

"It isn't a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to have no stars to reach for."

— Benjamin E. Mays

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27 Quotes by Benjamin E. Mays

Benjamin E. Mays has 27 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

I believe everyone is born into the world to do something unique and distinctive.
The tragedy of life is not found in failure but complacency. Not in you doing too much, but doing too…
In this perilous world, if a black boy wanted to live a halfway normal life and die a natural death…
He who starts behind in the great race of life must forever remain behind or run faster than the man…
We, today, stand on the shoulders of our predecessors who have gone before us. We, as their successors, must catch…
It isn't a calamity to die with dreams unfulfilled, but it is a calamity not to dream.
It isn't more light we need, it isn't more truth, and it isn't more scientific data. It is more Christ,…
Whatever you do,strive to do it so well that no man living and no man dead and no man yet…
Failure isn't in not reaching your goal but in having no goal to reach.
You have the ability, now apply yourself.
A child must learn early to believe that she is somebody worthwhile, and that she can do many praiseworthy things.
Honest communication is built on truth and integrity and upon respect of the one for the other.

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More Disgrace Quotes

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It is no small misfortune and disgrace that, through our own fault, we neither understand our nature nor our origin. — Teresa of Avila
Poverty is not a disgrace, but it's terribly inconvenient. — Milton Berle
No one can disgrace us but ourselves. — Josh Billings
There is no disgrace in an enemy suffering ill at an enemy's hand, when you hate mutually. — Aeschylus
At a time when 2500 American soldiers have given their lives for the cause of bringing democracy to Iraq, it… — Earl Blumenauer
No matter what cause one defends, it will suffer permanent disgrace if one resorts to blind attacks on crowds of… — Albert Camus
I think what's going on in Guantanamo Bay and other places is a disgrace to the U.S.A. I wouldn't say… — Jimmy Carter
It is better to die than to preserve this life by incurring disgrace. The loss of life causes but a… — Chanakya
I once won a second prize in a history concert. My parents came to the ceremony. Somebody else had won… — Amy Chua
The Canadians have managed to live peacefully with their Indians. It is disgrace that the United States has not done… — Stephen Ambrose
I'm kind of proud of myself. I've been able to keep a certain grace about me, even in the times… — Pamela Anderson
If we see pride among people who have no idea about Dharma, it is understandable. However, if afflictive emotions and… — Dalai Lama

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