Quotes About Achievement

Tom said to himself that it was not such a hollow world, after all. He had discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it—namely, that in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain. If he had been a great and wise philosopher, like the writer of this book, he would now have comprehended that Work consists of whatever a body is OBLIGED to do, and that Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do.

He had discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it—namely, that in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain. If he had been a great and wise philosopher

He had discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it—namely, that in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain. If he had been a great and wise philosopher, like the writer of this book, he would now have comprehended that Work consists of whatever a body is OBLIGED to do, and that Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do.

I felt very good; I judged I had done it pretty neat--I reckoned Tom Sawyer couldn't a done it no neater himself. Of course he would a throwed more style into it, but I can't do that very handy, not being brung up with it.

There are two types of people. People who have accomplished things and people who have claimed to accomplish things. The first group is less crowded.

Shall I be car-ri-ed toe the skies, on flow'ry beds of ease, Whilst others fight to win the prize, and sail thro' blood-y seas? He

Shall I be car-ri-ed toe the skies, on flow'ry beds of ease, Whilst others fight to win the prize, and sail thro' blood-y

Nikdy jsem nedopustil, aby Å¡kola stála v mé cestÄ› za vzdÄ›láním.

Mrs Kerslake: but if there is no chance of being offered a place at Oxford, surely-? Simon Kerslake: Thats not what i said Mother, I shall be an undergraduate at Oxford by the first day of term

And whoever will take that motto and live by it will be likely to succeed. There's many a way to win, in this world, but none of them is worth much without good hard work back of it.

Tom se dijo que, después de todo, el mundo no era tan malo como parecía. Había descubierto, sin darse cuenta, una gran ley que rige los actos humanos, a saber: que para que un hombre o un muchacho codicie algo, basta con hacer que le sea difícil alcanzarlo.

we felt very complacent and conceited, and better satisfied with life after we had added it to our list of things which we had seen and some other people had not.

Senle bense dikiÅŸ makinesiyiz. Elimizden ne geliyorsa onu yap?p çaba göstermeliyiz. DüÅŸüncesizler, bize goblen kumaÅŸ üretmediÄŸimiz için sitem ettiklerinde onlar? hiç umursamamal?y?z.

Yes, one might say that her motto was "Work! stick to it; keep on working!" for in war she never knew what indolence was. And whoever will take that motto and live by it will likely to succeed. There's many a way to win in this world, but none of them is worth much without good hard work back out of it.

The simple fact that he could, took the desire away, and the charm of it

EÄŸer kazan?rsam benim imkânlar?m dâhilindeki istediÄŸiniz herhangi bir görevi elde edebileceksiniz... herhangi bir görev derken, yani, aÅŸina olduÄŸunuzu ve liyakatle doldurabileceÄŸinizi kan?tlayabileceÄŸiniz bir mevki demek istiyorum.

que para que alguien, hombre o muchacho, anhele alguna cosa, sólo es necesario hacerla difícil de conseguir.

in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain.

discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it — namely, that in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain.

I]n order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain... Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do and... Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do.

Había descubierto, sin darse cuenta, una de las leyes fundamentales de la conducta humana, a saber: que para hacer que alguien, hombre o muchacho, desee alguna cosa, sólo es necesario hacerla difícil de conseguir.

Shaxpur.—In the great hand of God I stand and so proclaim mine innocence. Though ye sinless hosts of heaven had foretold ye coming of this most desolating breath, proclaiming it a work of uninspired man, its quaking thunders, its firmament-clogging rottenness his own achievement in due course of nature, yet had not I believed it; but had said the pit itself hath furnished forth the stink, and heaven's artillery hath shook the globe in admiration of it.

She was so overcome by the splendor of his achievement that she took him into the closet and selected a choice apple and delivered it to him, along with an improving lecture upon the added value and flavor a treat took to itself when it came without sin through virtuous effort. And while she closed with a happy Scriptural flourish, he "hooked" a doughnut.

Success is a journey, not a destination. It requires constant effort, vigilance and re-evaluation