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Even if you’re shooting for the stars, you’re going to spend most of your time on a plateau.
The most important lessons here — especially for young people — is that even if you’re shooting for the stars, you’re going to spend most of your time on a plateau. That’s where the deepest,… Read more
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Come, friend—why waste on morrow’s grief our cheer?
ای دوست بیا تا غمِ فردا نخوریم وین یک دمِ عمر را غنیمت شمریم فردا که ازین دیرِ فنا درگذریم با هفتهزارسالگان سربهسریم خیام Come, friend—why waste on morrow’s grief our cheer? This breath alone… Read more
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Only the shell that held contentment deep Was graced with pearls the restless never keep
بند بگسل باش آزاد ای پسر چند باشی بند سیم و بند زر گر بریزی بحر را در کوزهای چند گنجد قسمت یک روزهای کوزه چشم حریصان پر نشد تا صدف قانع نشد پر د’ر… Read more
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The perfection of my company had an effect on me
گلی خوشبوی در حمام روزی رسید از دست محبوبی به دستم بدو گفتم که مشکی یا عبیری که از بوی دلاویز تو مستم؟ بگفتا من گلی ناچیز بودم ولیکن مدّتی با گُل نشستم کمال همنشین… Read more
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May your days be like Nowruz, bright and clear.
همه ساله بخت تو پیروز باد همه روزگار تو نوروز باد فردوسی May your fortune prevail through each passing year, May your days be like Nowruz, bright and clear. Ferdowsi Read more
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You never know what will be the consequence of the misfortune; or, you never know what will be the consequences of good fortune
The farmer steadfastly refrained from thinking of things in terms of gain or loss, advantage or disadvantage, because one never knows… In fact we never really know whether an event is fortune or misfortune, we… Read more
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Be not afraid of greatness.
Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them. William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night Read more
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Realize that everything connects to everything else
Study the science of art. Study the art of Science. Develop your senses – especially learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else. Leonardo da Vinci https://leonardoda-vinci.org/biography.html Read more
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Health lies in action, and so it graces youth
Health lies in action, and so it graces youth. To be busy is the secret of grace, and half the secret of content. Let us ask the gods not for possessions, but for things to… Read more
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The major reason for setting goals is to compel you to become the person it takes to achieve them.
The real value in setting goals is not in their achievement. The acquisition of the things you want is strictly secondary. The major reason for setting goals is to compel you to become the person… Read more