The quote library
Frankisms
Short truths, collected over a lifetime of writing and teaching. Read a few, or lose an afternoon.
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“Only if you stand ready to make mistakes today can you hope to move ahead tomorrow. — Dwight V. Swain”
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“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly. — Robert F. Kennedy”
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“Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved. — Helen Keller”
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“Only you have the authority to determine what matters. No one can impose that on you. — Robert Fritz”
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“Opportunities are often disguised as hard work, so most people fail to recognize them. — Ann Landers”
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“Opportunity knocks on the door of the man devoted to duty. — Dwight V. Swain”
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“Opportunity’s favorite disguise is trouble — Frank Tyger”
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“Our greatest danger in life is in permitting the urgent things to crowd out the important. — Charles E. Hummel”
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“Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall. — Confucius”
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“People do not lack strength. They lack will. — Hugo”
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“Plough deep while sluggards sleep. — Benjamin Franklin”
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“Prefer diligence before idleness, unless you esteem rust above brightness. — Plato”
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“Problems are only opportunities in work clothes. — Henry J. Kaiser”
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“Professionals get the work done even when they don't feel like it. — Cecil Murphey”
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“Recognize that inactivity is not the goal. Doing that which excites you is. — Timothy Ferriss”
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“Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. — Charles Dickens”
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“Setting impossible goals creates enormous fear, which creates procrastination, which we wrongly call laziness. — Julia Cameron”
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“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss it, you will land among the stars. — Les Brown”
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“Skill is an element you build, out of work and study and experience. — Dwight V. Swain”
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“Slow and steady wins the race. — Aesop (550 BC), The Hare and the Tortoise”
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“Some have been thought brave because they were afraid to run away. — Thomas Fuller, 16541734”
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“Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns. I am thankful that thorns have roses. — Alphonse Karr”
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“Sometimes what appears to be a block to your goal can be merely a test of your wits, imagination, and ability to work it out. — Ray Considine”
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“Storms make trees take deeper roots. — Claude McDonald”
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“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. — Mahatma Gandhi”
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“Take time to deliberate. But when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in. — Andrew Jackson, 17671845”
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“Talent is overrated. Hard work and persistence will make your work better and help you go farther. — Kim Messer”
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“Thank God the public only sees the finished product. — Woody Allen”
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“The best time to move ahead is just before you are ready to move ahead. — Robert Fritz”
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“The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up. — Paul Valéry”
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“The better you serve your followers, the more followers you will have. — Thomas Umstattd”
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“The biggest problem with making a choice is simply realizing a choice can be made. — Ray Considine”
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“The fear of death is more to be dreaded than death itself. — Publilius Syrus (First Century BC), Maxim 511”
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“The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving. — Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr”
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“The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory. — Cicero”
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“The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitude. — William James”
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“The greatest failure is the failure to try. — William A. Ward”
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“The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one. — Elbert Hubbard”
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“The harder you work, the luckier you get. — Gary Player”
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“The key to having more time is doing less, and there are two paths to getting there, both of which should be used together: (1) Define a short to-do list and (2) define a not-to-do list. — Timothy Ferriss”
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