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To keep a kind of republic of the spirit⁠—that’s what I call success.
Edith Wharton1862–1937The House of Mirth (1905), Book One, Chapter 6In context
- Freedom
I have tried hard⁠—but life is difficult, and I am a very useless person. I can hardly be said to have an independent existence. I was just a screw or a cog in the great machine I called life, and when I dropped out of it I found I was of no use anywhere else.
Edith Wharton1862–1937The House of Mirth (1905), Book Two, Chapter 12In context
- Failure
- Life & Death
For my part, I will never give up and I mean never.
Elon Muskborn 19712 August 2008 in a message to SpaceX employees after the failed third launch of the Falcon 1.
- Motivation & Goals
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
The Bible (King James Version)Ecclesiastes 9:10 (KJV)In context
- Motivation & Goals
- Work
But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.
Jesus7 BC–AD 30The Gospel of Matthew (1611), Matthew 19:30 (KJV)In context
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
The Bible (King James Version)Ecclesiastes 9:11 (KJV)In context
- Luck