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«True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.»
«It is well to respect the leader. Learn from him. Observe him. Study him. But don't worship him. Believe you can surpass. Believe you can go beyond. Those who harbor the second-best attitude are invariably second-best doers.»
«The most splendid achievement of all is the constant striving to surpass yourself and to be worthy of your own approval.»
«There'll come a time when all of us must leave here, then nothing sister Mary can do Will keep me here with you. As nothing in this life that I've been trying could equal or surpass the art of dying. Do you believe me?»
Author: George Harrison | About: Life, Trying | Keywords: Mary, Mary I, sister, sister Mary, surpass
«To supervise people, you must either surpass them in their accomplishments or despise them.»
«Man is the only creature that strives to surpass himself, and yearns for the impossible.»
«In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.»
«Now the reason the enlightened prince and the wise general conquer the enemy whenever they move and their achievements surpass those of ordinary men is foreknowledge.»