"Every disability conceals a vocation, if only..." - Quote by C S Lewis
Every disability conceals a vocation, if only we can find it, which will 'turn the necessity to glorious gain.
More by C S Lewis
“We are born helpless. As soon as we are fully conscious we discover loneliness.”
“I would prefer to battle the 'I'm special' feeling not by the thought, 'I'm no more special than anyone else,' by by the feeling, 'Everyone is as special as me.'”
“Have fun, even if it’s not the same kind of fun everyone else is having.”
More on Adversity
“Napoleon Hill saw this law of transmutation as the seed of equivalent benefit: With every disappointment, heartbreak, or failure, there exists an equal (usually greater) positive benefit.”
“...men are not put into this world to go the path of ease, they are put into this world to go the path of pain and struggle.”
“Courage will now be your best defence against the storm that is at hand-—that and such hope as I bring.”
More on Purpose
“Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.”
“The man of genius knows what he is aiming at; nobody else knows. And he alone knows when something comes between him and his object. In the course of generations, however, men will excuse you for not doing as they do, if you will bring enough to pass in your own way.”
“All work undertaken should be useful - not just for a day, or a year, but useful in the sense that it affords permanent improvement in living conditions or that it creates future new wealth for the Nation.”