"Toil, says the proverb, is the sire..." - Quote by Euripides
Toil, says the proverb, is the sire of fame.
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“Do not plan for ventures before finishing what's at hand.”
“But woe to him, who left to moan, Reviews the hours of brightness gone.”
“Old men's prayers for death are lying prayers, in which they abuse old age and long extent of life. But when death draws near, not one is willing to die, and age no longer is a burden to them.”
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“Excellence is going the extra mile.”
“The person who does only what he must when he is in the mood or when it's convenient isn't going to be successful.”
“We are working as hard as we can; we are preparing ourselves as carefully as we can; we fully intend to make our contribution to the world in the coming century.”