LEAST OF ALL YOU

"Never allow a person to tell you no, who doesn't have the power to say yes."

Eleanor Roosevelt, former first lady of the US, politician, diplomat.

This is about allowing others to tell you what you can and cannot do and become.

Fail because you tried and couldn't do/be what you wanted to do/be, not because you never tried because someone told you you'd never succeed.

DWIGHT AND STEVE KNEW

"Pessimism never won any battle."

Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969) 34th President of the United States

Whether those battles be in war, politics, or business.

Give up if you like but success will ultimately come to those who persevere.

THAT'S JUST GREAT!

"No great man ever complains of want of opportunity."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

19th century U.S. poet/essayist/lecturer

Nor do they complain about not having good luck, or having too much bad luck.

They work with what they have, attempting to obtain what they need but don't have.

How about you?

The Envy Of Others

"Nothing sharpens sight like envy."

Thomas Fuller

17th century British clergy/author

Depending on Mr. Fuller's definition of "sight" . . . maybe.

Yes if the implication is that the envious are, as a result of being envious, more determined to achieve whatever it is they are envious of.

However more often I find that envy leads to too much focus on the accomplishment of others, rather than concentrating on achieving one's own goals.

What about you?