BEST QUOTES ON LASTING SUCCESS

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Many significant achievements that seem

to have been realized at a very short span of time

are actually the result of efforts for a long time.

"The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by a sudden flight, But they, while their companies slept,

were toiling upward in the night." - Henry W. Longfellow

Moderation and constancy of purpose are the keys to long-lasting success: it is by slow and steady progress, by focusing the mind and

directing our energies that we can make lasting contributions.

"Be not afraid of growing slowly; be afraid only of standing still." - Chinese Proverb

Knowledge results from child-like curiosity and urge to learn and grow. The Chinese Kanji character for

knowledge is made-up of two pictograms – the first one is of a child standing under a school roof and another is a

little bird striving to get out of its nest.

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow.

Learn as if you were to live forever.”

- Mahatma Gandhi

Most of the meaningful, stupendous and lasting achievements of the past were the results of constant, slow, consistent, and persistent effort

performed with enthusiasm and passion.

"...for the eternity that it takes for small pebbles to grow into a great rock

and become covered with moss." -from the Japanese National Anthem

The finest steel gets sent through the hottest furnace; the finest mind gets sent through the hardships and failures. A wonderful statute emerges from a granite stone by undergoing incessant and painful chiselling; a great character emerges

from an ordinary mind by winning over the trials and tribulations of life.

"God created oysters with the capacity to transform an irritating piece of sand into a pearl. This serves as a model for us - every trial contains

precious jewels which we can find and develop." - Rabbi Moshe Goldberger

Easy life is the most difficult thing to achieve, settling for instant benefits is the way that leads to a life of constant struggle, and the

happiness we get out of modest undertakings is at its best, fleeting. It is the creative, thoughtful, focused and diligent effort that will lead us

to abundant rewards and to the things of lasting value.

"Once we truly know that life is difficult - once we truly understand and accept it - then life is no longer difficult. Because once it is

accepted, it no longer matters.” - M. Scott Peck

A seed falls on a rock. It begins to grow on miserable conditions but

never complains. It strives for water, sunlight and even for mud

to stand still. The growth for it is a very slow and painstaking

process, but it struggles and persists. One day it finally breaks the tough rock on which it grew. It

continues to grow to become a majestic tree and gives shade and

fruits to animals and birds.

“It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop” - Confucius

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