"Be master of your petty annoyances and conserve……" — Robert W. Service
"Be master of your petty annoyances and conserve your energies for the big, worthwhile things."
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32 Quotes by Robert W. Service
Robert W. Service has 32 quotes on this site.
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The happy man is he who knows his limitations, yet bows to no false gods.
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Ah! the clock is always slow; it is later than you think.
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Old Year! upon the Stage of Time You stand to bow your last adieu; A moment, and the prompter's chime…
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Carry on! Carry on! Fight the good fight and true; Believe in you mission, greet life with a cheer;
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Even goats may have starlight in their eyes.
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The trails of the world be countless, and most of the trails be tried; You tread on the heels of…
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And each forgets, as he strips and runs With a brilliant, fitful pace, It's the steady, quiet, plodding ones Who…
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The lonely sunsets flare forlorn Down valleys dreadly desolate; The lonely mountains soar in scorn As still as death, as…
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Now a promise made is a debt unpaid, and the trail has its own stern code.
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When children's children shall talk of War as a madness that may not be; When we thank our God for…
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It's easy to fight when everything's right And you're mad with the thrill and the glory; It's easy to cheer…
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It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out; it's the grain of sand in your shoe.
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More Annoyances Quotes
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The smallest annoyances, disturb us the most.
— Michel de Montaigne
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What annoyances are more painful than those of which we cannot complain?
— Marquis de Custine
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You would be very ashamed if you knew what the experiences you call setbacks, upheavals, pointless disturbances, and tedious annoyances…
— Jean-Pierre de Caussade
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Now, I’m not saying that we don’t need rules in society. But the question of who makes the rules and…
— Jeffrey Tucker
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You say you are not happy in the Mission. That, in itself, is not a sign that God does not…
— Vincent de Paul
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The director's job is full of all sorts of annoyances and details - like how many cars are on the…
— Tyne Daly
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A grouch escapes so many little annoyances that it almost pays to be one.
— Kin Hubbard
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In my 10 years that I spent out in TV and film, I had my shares of frustrations and annoyances…
— George R. R. Martin
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It is typical of women to fester and ferment over disappointments, slights, annoyances, angers, etc.
— Laura Schlessinger
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He said that people who loved [animals] to excess were capable of the worst cruelties toward human beings. He said…
— Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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Be master of your petty annoyances and conserve your energies for the big, worthwhile things. It isn't the mountain ahead…
— Robert W. Service
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My father always told us that if we will let God, He can use even our disappointements, even our annoyances…
— Catherine Marshall
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