I love aphorisms.
Since I started studying at UPP and got acquainted with the concept of thesis, I began to love it even more.
Aphorisms — compressed wisdom.
Dense, capacious, strong, solid, cast in bronze.
When it seems to you, my friend, that Success — random, remember:
- «Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration» (Edison)
- “I was lucky. And the more I worked, the more I got lucky.” (unknown billionaire)
- “Success is a matter of pure chance. Any loser will tell you that.» (Earl Wilson)
- «Three components give birth to a genius: concentration on the task, daily self-improvement and time» (Robin Sharma)
When you again, again and again put things off for “later”, remember:
- How to motivate yourself to do something? No way. Stay on your toes» (A. Lebedev)
- “If you don’t fulfill your dream, you will fulfill someone else’s”
- “Losers complain. Champions in training
- «You can’t jump over a chasm at 99%» (V. Tarasov)
- «Don’t prioritize your schedule, schedule your priorities» (S. Covey)
- “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The next best time is today» (Chinese proverb)
- «Success is to be on time» (Marina Tsvetaeva)
When it seems to you that you are small and weak, and the whole world is going to war against you, remember:
- «It’s not the size of the dog in the fight that matters, but the size of the fight in the dog» (Mark Twain)
- “A small body, conditioned by the spirit and animated by an unquenchable faith in its mission, can change the course of history. (Mahatma Gandhi)
- «We are here to make our mark on the universe» (Steve Jobs)
When your hands drop, remember:
- “Success is the ability to move from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm” (Churchill)
- Fall down seven times, get up eight times (Japanese proverb)
When you work alone, remember:
- «Talent wins matches, but teams win championships»
When you consider yourself a perfectionist, remember:
- “A good plan executed at lightning speed today is much better than a perfect plan for tomorrow” (George Patton)
- «Do what you can, with what you have, where you are» (Theodore Roosevelt)
When it seems to you that everything is bad, remember:
- “There is nothing either good or bad; this thinking makes everything so» (Shakespeare, Hamlet)
- “Defeat is not defeat unless you recognize it as such in your mind.” (Bruce Lee)
- «Our greatest glory is not that we have never failed, but that we have always risen from the fall» (R.W. Emerson)
- “The world is such and such or such and such only because we have told ourselves that it is so” (Carlos Castaneda)
When you can’t start doing the MAIN thing, remember:
- “Twenty years from now, you will be more sorry for what you DID NOT do than for what you DID. Therefore, discard doubts. Sail away from safe harbor. Catch a tailwind with your sails. Explore. Dream. Open» (Mark Twain)
- «He who seeks millions very rarely finds them, but he who does not seek them never finds them» (Honore de Balzac)
When you’re afraid to dream, remember:
- «The size of the question determines the size of the result»
- «Any great achievement, once it was just a dream in someone’s particular head»
When you, my friend, are looking for why you live, remember:
- «The purpose of life is life with a purpose» (Robin Sharma)
When you read a lot but do little, remember:
- “Knowledge is an empty phrase until it settles in the muscles” (one of the tribes of Indonesia)
- “A noble husband first implements his plan, and then talks about it” (Confucius)
- “Knowledge is not enough, application is necessary. Desire is not enough, action is needed (Bruce Lee)
When you plan for a long time and never get started, remember:
- “Life is what happens to you while you are busy making other plans” (John Lennon)
And finally, in every conscious moment, remember:
- “Lord, give me the serenity to accept what I cannot change, give me the courage to change what I can change, and give I have the wisdom to distinguish one from the other» (Friedrich Christoph Oetinger)