Quotes About Progress

In order to get out of the dumps, there are many steps to walk up, and most of the ones I know of, not only for myself but others, are made of money.

We cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individual. Toward this end, each of us must work toward his own highest development, accepting at the same time his share of responsibility in the general life of humanity—our particular duty being to help those to whom we feel we can be most useful.

One of the greatest labor-saving inventions of today is tomorrow.

But are not this struggle and even the mistakes one may make better, and do they not develop us more, than if we kept systematically away from emotions?

I am still far from being what I want to be, but with God's help I shall succeed.

Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.

Even the longest journey must start with the first step

Great things are done by a seris of small things brought together.

It is not only by one's impulses that one achieves greatness, but also by patiently filing away the steel wall that separates what one feels from what one is capable of doing.

Well, right now it seems that things are going very badly for me, have been doing so for some considerable time, and may continue to do so well into the future. But it is possible that everything will get better after it has all seemed to go wrong. I am not counting on it, it may never happen, but if there should be a change for the better I should regard that as a gain, I should rejoice, I should say, at last! So there was something after all!

I'll start with the small things

What would be of life if we didn´t have the courage of doing something new?

If one wants to be active, one mustn't be afraid to do something wrong sometimes, not afraid to lapse into some mistakes. To be good — many people think that they'll achieve it by doing no harm — and that's a lie… That leads to stagnation, to mediocrity. Just slap something on it when you see a blank canvas staring at you with a sort of imbecility.

I am still far from being what I want to be, but with God's help I shall succeed

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Well, being sorry and giving up doesn't help us on; the only thing to do is to push forward.

Atualmente estou descontente comigo e descontente com o que faço, mas entrevejo a possibilidade de fazer melhor na sequência.

Não posso me preocupar com o que as pessoas pensam de mim, é preciso que eu avance, é nisto que tenho que pensar

E se, quando jovens, podemos acreditar que pelo trabalho assíduo podemos satisfazer nossas necessidades, isto atualmente torna-se cada vez mais duvidoso.

Enfim, seja como for, eu quero ir adiante a qualquer custo, quero ser eu mesmo.

It is an old faith and it is a good faith that our life is a pilgrims progress - that we are strangers in the earth, but that though this be so, yet we are not alone for our Father is with us. We are pilgrims, our life is a long walk or journey from earth to heaven.

When I came here I hoped it would be possible to make some connection with art lovers here, but up to the present I haven't made the least progress in people's affection. And Marseilles? I don't know, but that may very well be nothing but an illusion. In any case I have quite given up gambling much on it. Often whole days pass without my speaking to anyone, except to ask for dinner or coffee. And it has been like that from the beginning.

But then I know that I am not - not their equal - but didn't the Flauberts and Balzacs make the Zolas and Maupassants? So here's to - not us, but to the generation to come.

And yet, my dear sister, to what an extent doctors, engineers, in short lots of people, have more practical, stabler ideas than artists! As for me, I often think with a deep sigh that I ought to have been better than I am. Let me stop talking of it at once, or else it might discourage me. Well, the fact is that one cannot retrace one's steps, and the steps one has taken greatly influence the future.