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«Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life... as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.»
«The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success.»
Author: Bruce Feirstein | About: Genius, Insanity | Keywords: insanity, measured
«Time is not measured by the passing of years but by what one does, what one feels, and what one achieves.»
«Social progress can be measured by the social position of the female sex»
Author: Karl Marx (Philosopher) | About: Progress | Keywords: female, measured, The Social
«Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.»
«Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, the graduations, the weddings, not the great goals achieved. The real milestones are less prepossessing. They come to the door of memory unannounced, stray dogs that amble in, sniff around a bit and simply never leave. Our lives are measured by these»
«There's something wrong with a mother who washes out a measuring cup with soap and water after she's only measured water in it.»
«The most valuable things in life are not measured in monetary terms. The really important things are not houses and lands, stocks and bonds, automobiles and real state, but friendships, trust, confidence, empathy, mercy, love and faith.»
«The power of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special efforts, but by his ordinary doing»
«The hours of folly are measured by the clock, but of wisdom no clock can measure.»

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