Best effort Quote by Ellen G. White Download Open image “Every man who praises himself brushes the luster from his best efforts.” — Ellen G. White ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.9 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Best effort Bragging Brushes Effort Every man Luster Men Praise
“Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition,” he wrote. “I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of… — Doris Kearns Goodwin Copy Share Image
Every man had his personal habits, passions, and impulses toward goodness, beauty, and truth. — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is, the more he is inspired by glory — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
“Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition... I have no other so great as that of being truely esteemed of my fellow… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
A man who love only himself and his pleasures is vain, presumptuous, and wicked even from principle. — Luc de Clapiers Copy Share Image
Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say for one that I have no… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Every man is prompted by the love of himself to imagine that he possesses some qualities superior, either in kind or degree, to those… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
“What distinguishes all love from lust is the fact that it bears an impress of eternity.” — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
The praise we seek for our own virtues sometimes tempts us to flatter the imperfections of other men. — Norm MacDonald Copy Share Image
It is the greatest possible praise to be praised by a man who is himself deserving of praise — Latin Proverb Copy Share Image
He who knows himself well is mean and abject in his own sight, and takes no delight in the vain praise of men. — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
Parents should have perfect control over their own spirits, and with mildness and yet firmness bend the will of the child until it shall… — Ellen G. White Copy Share Image
Do not borrow the productions of other men's brains and pens and recite them as a lesson; but make the most of the talents,… — Ellen G. White Copy Share Image
I find myself frequently placed where I dare give neither assent nor dissent to propositions that are submitted to me; for there is danger that any words I may speak shall be reported as something that the Lord has given me. It is not always safe for me to express my own judgment; for sometimes when someone wishes to carry… — Ellen G. White Copy Share
Nature utters her voice in lessons of heavenly wisdom and eternal truth. — Ellen G. White Copy Share Image
Flesh-meats will depreciate the blood. Cook meat with spices, and eat it with rich cakes and pies, and you have a bad quality of… — Ellen G. White Copy Share Image
“At family worship let the children take a part. Let all bring their Bibles and each read a verse or two. Then let some… — Ellen G. White Copy Share Image
“While it is important on the one hand that laxness in dealing with sin be avoided, it is equally important on the other to… — Ellen G. White Copy Share Image
We do not mark out any precise line to be followed in diet; but we do say that in countries where there are fruits,… — Ellen G. White Copy Share Image
I wish that we had much more of the Spirit of Christ and a great deal less self, and less of human opinions. If… — Ellen G. White Copy Share Image
“What can be more pleasing to God than to see those who enter into the marriage relation seek together to learn of Jesus and… — Ellen G. White Copy Share Image
“Many despise economy, confounding it with stinginess and narrowness. But economy is consistent with the broadest liberality. Indeed, without economy, there can be no… — Ellen G. White Copy Share Image
Salvation is not some felicitous state to which we can lift ourselves by our own bootstraps after the contemplation of sufficiently good examples. It is an utterly new creation into which we are brought by our death in Jesus' death and our resurrection in his. It comes not out of our own best efforts, however well-inspired or successfully pursued, but… — Robert Farrar Capon Copy Share
Occupy yourself with what's in your life now. Address those situations and subjects as fully as possible with your best efforts. That is what… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
With the empowerment of an advanced Teacher, and your own best efforts, you will be able to explore the mysteries of knowledge that lead… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Leadership is the ability to encourage the best efforts of others in working toward a desirable goal. — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
Success is a process for all of us, and as long as you are making consistent progress towards your goals - sincerely giving your… — Hal Elrod Copy Share Image
You can only do what ONLY YOU can do. Do that. The universe will configure around your very best efforts. Willingly. — Danielle LaPorte Copy Share Image
I agree that one can't dispense with the reins and the whip altogether, for knaves find their way even into literature, but no thinking… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
Every time you compete, try harder to improve on your last performance. Give nothing short of your very best effort. — Elgin Baylor Copy Share Image
Make a strong and permanent commitment to invest your talents only in pursuits that deserve your best efforts. — Nido R Qubein Copy Share Image
If you make your best effort to be kinder, nurture compassion, make the world a better place, then you can say 'At least I've… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
I have no apologies, no regrets. I gave my very best efforts… I've been hung in effigy. I've been spat upon. You just have… — William Westmoreland Copy Share Image
