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If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under
them. Eighty percent of success is showing up.
There is no failure, except in no longer trying; no defeat, except from within; no insurmountable barrier, except our own inherent weakness of purpose. Success is never final, failure is never fatal, it's courage that counts.
One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. Nearly every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then he gets discouraged. That's
not the place to become discouraged. A problem well-stated is a problem half-solved. Whether you believe you can, or whether you believe you can't, you're absolutely right.
A tree that can fill the span of a man's arms grows from a downy tip; A terrace nine stories high rises from hodfuls of earth;
A journey of a thousand miles starts from beneath one's feet. We have to understand that the world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The hand is more important than
the eye... The hand is the cutting edge of the mind. Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal. If the going is easy, beware! You may be going downhill. Aim at nothing and you will hit it every time.
Well begun is half done.
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