NUGGETS OF WISDOM - 37

·         If I had to select one quality, one personal characteristic that I regard as being most highly correlated with success, whatever the field, I would pick the trait of persistence. Determination. The will to endure to the end, to get knocked down seventy times and get up off the floor saying, ”Here comes number seventy-one! — Richard DeVos

• ·         The Infinite Spirit and his co-ordinate Spirits do downstep themselves, do joyfully undergo an amazing series of divinity attenuations, until they appear as angels to stand by your side and guide you through the lowly paths of earthly existence.
  ·         If you would guide others into the kingdom, you must yourselves walk in the clear light of living truth.
  ·         As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. – John F. Kennedy
  ·         It is not a duty but rather your exalted privilege to cleanse yourselves from all evils of mind and body while you seek for perfection in the love of God.
  ·         There are only two options regarding commitment. You're either in or you're out. There's no such thing as life in-between. — Pat Riley
  ·         Modern man must find some adequate symbolism for his new and expanding ideas, ideals, and loyalties. This enhanced symbol must arise out of religious living, spiritual experience.
  ·         The universe is complete and perfect. There can be no mistakes. Nothing is random. The entire ‘onesong’ is exquisitely synchronized.
  ·         Contemplate yourself surrounded by the circumstances you are seeking, and they will appear.
  ·         Freedom is not the absence of commitments, but the ability to choose - and commit myself to - what is best for me. — Paulo Coelho
  ·         There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in doing something, you do it only when it's convenient. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses - only results. — Ken Blanchard
  ·         Faith most willingly carries reason along as far as reason can go and then goes on with wisdom to the full philosophic limit; and then it dares to launch out upon the limitless and never-ending universe journey in the sole company of TRUTH.
  ·         There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience. – French Proverb
  ·         “You may be right; I may be crazy”, to quote an old Billy Joel song. “But it just may be a lunatic you're looking for.”
  ·         I'm round at the ends and high in the middle. What am I?
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  ·         Without commitment, you cannot have depth in anything, whether it's a relationship, a business or a hobby. — Neil Strauss
  ·         Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek. — Mario Andretti
  ·         Lighten your burdens of soul  by speedily acquiring a long-distance view of your destiny, a universe expansion of your career.