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- It is when things go hardest, when life becomes most trying, that there is greatest need for having a fixed goal.
- The fittest, not the richest, make the most enviable mark. Pampered sons of plutocrats may shine for a time in society, but not in the…
- For my part, I rather distrust men or concerns that rise up with the speed of rockets. Sudden rises are sometimes followed by equally sudden…
- It is well for civilization that human beings constantly strive to gain greater and greater rewards, for it is this urge, this ambition, this aspiration…
- Cheerfulness is among the most laudable virtues. It gains you the good will and friendship of others. It blesses those who practice it and those…
- Many of the most successful men I have known have never grown up. They have retained bubbling-over boyishness. They have relished wit, they have indulged…
- To get the most out of the world one must conscientiously strive to put the most into it. Life without worthy ideals becomes wholly unsatisfying,…
- What one thing does the world need most today-apart, that is, from the all-inclusive thing we call righteousness? Aren't you inclined to agree that what…
- The victors of the battles of tomorrow will be those who can best harness thought to action. From office boy to statesman, the prizes will…
- It is when things go hardest, when life becomes most trying, that there is the greatest need for having a fixed goal, for having an…
- It can be set down as a broad, general principle that we cannot indulge in idleness and abundance during both the first and second half…
- When you delve deep enough, you find that practically every great fortune and great enterprise in America have sprung from the courageous enterprise of some…
- If you do the best and the most you can today, don't worry about tomorrow.
- There is no fun equal to the satisfaction of doing one's best. The things that are most worthwhile in life are really those within the…
- Many of the most successful men I have known have never grown up. Youthfulness of spirit is the twin brother of optimism... Resist growing up!
- He who has faith has... an inward reservoir of courage, hope, confidence, calmness, and assuring trust that all will come out well - even though…
- History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their…
- The man who is intent on making the most of his opportunities is too busy to bother about luck.
More Most Quotes
- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution. — Hannah Arendt
- No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that from the beginning of our history has… — Hannah Arendt
- The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. — Aristotle
- Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion. — Aristotle
- The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. — Aristotle
- Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved. — Aristotle
- For as the eyes of bats are to the blaze of day, so is the reason in our soul to the things… — Aristotle
- Most people would rather give than get affection. — Aristotle
- What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue… — Aristotle
- My mother is the coolest, most amazing person I know. — J. J. Abrams
- The most deeply personal of my works are the non-fiction works, the autobiographical works, because there, I'm talking about myself very directly. — Paul Auster