“Accustom yourself to master and overcome things of difficulty; for if you observe, the left hand for want of practice is insignificant, and not adapted to general business; yet it holds the bridle better than the right, from constant use.”
--Pliny the Elder
Showing posts with label Overcome. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Overcome. Show all posts
Overcome Limits
“Only in recognizing our limitations, can we hope to actually overcome them.”
--Laurie Santos
--Laurie Santos
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Overcome Prejudices
“Prejudices are rarely overcome by argument; not being founded in reason, they cannot be destroyed by logic.”
--Tryon Edwards
--Tryon Edwards
Obstacles Measure the Man
“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.”
--Booker T. Washington
--Booker T. Washington
Imaginary Ills
“Real difficulties can be overcome; it is only the imaginary ones that are unconquerable.”
--Theodore N. Vail
--Theodore N. Vail
Strength in Softness
“As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. This is another paradox: what is soft is strong.”
--Lao Tzu
--Lao Tzu
Difficulties
“Difficulties are just things to overcome, after all.”
--Ernest Shackleton
--Ernest Shackleton
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The Hardest Victory
“I count him braver who overcomes his desires than he who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.”
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
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Overcome Bad Training
“Creative minds have always been known to survive any kind of bad training.”
--Anna Freud
--Anna Freud
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