Despite the success cult, men are most deeply moved not by the reaching of the goal but by the grandness of the effort involved in getting there - or failing to get there.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Men and women succeed because they find a field of endeavor that matches their interests and abilities.
Men fail much oftener from want of perseverance than from want of talent.
Men move through a much different process before commitment than women do.
For this is the journey that men and women make, to find themselves. If they fail in this, it doesn't matter much else what they find.
Men have to descend from their pedestal and learn how to be more broadminded and spiritual.
Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity successful men act as though they have accomplished or are enjoying something. Soon it becomes a reality. Act, look, feel successful, conduct yourself accordingly, and you will be amazed at the positive results.
More men fail through lack of purpose than lack of talent.
People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to.
Success makes men rigid and they tend to exalt stability over all the other virtues; tired of the effort of willing they become fanatics about conservatism.
Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.
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