Firmness of purpose is one of the most necessary sinews of character, and one of the best instruments of success. Without it genius wastes its efforts in a maze of inconsistencies.

Quote by Richard Bach

Topics: Firmness Quotes, Success Quotes

Learning is finding out what you already know.

Learning is finding out what you already know.

Every word that judges value is circular. 'Good' is 'right' is 'proper' is 'just' is...

Every word that judges value is circular. 'Good' is 'right' is 'proper' is 'just' is...

Shop for security over happiness and we buy it at that price

Shop for security over happiness and we buy it at that price

Civilization... wrecks the planet from seafloor to stratosphere.

Civilization... wrecks the planet from seafloor to stratosphere.

There's no disaster that can't become a blessing, and no blessing that can't become a...

There's no disaster that can't become a blessing, and no blessing that can't become a...

The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work.

The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work.

You teach best what you most need to learn.

You teach best what you most need to learn.

The simplest questions are the most profound. Where were you born? Where is your home?...

The simplest questions are the most profound. Where were you born? Where is your home?...

Forget your enemies. It's your friends you frustrate that cause all the problems.

Forget your enemies. It's your friends you frustrate that cause all the problems.

To bring anything into your life, imagine that it's already there.

To bring anything into your life, imagine that it's already there.

Don't be dismayed at good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And...

Don't be dismayed at good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And...

You are never given a dream without also being given the power to make it...

You are never given a dream without also being given the power to make it...

Every gift from a friend is a wish for your happiness.

Every gift from a friend is a wish for your happiness.

If you love someone, set them free. If they come back they're yours; if they...

If you love someone, set them free. If they come back they're yours; if they...

Live never to be ashamed if anything you say or do is published around the...

Live never to be ashamed if anything you say or do is published around the...

Rarely do members of the same family grow up under the same roof.

Rarely do members of the same family grow up under the same roof.

Here is the test to find whether your mission on earth is finished. If youre...

Here is the test to find whether your mission on earth is finished. If youre...

Your conscience is the measure of the honesty of your selfishness. Listen to it carefully.

Your conscience is the measure of the honesty of your selfishness. Listen to it carefully.

In the United States Christmas has become the rape of an idea.

In the United States Christmas has become the rape of an idea.

Avoid problems, and you'll never be the one who overcame them.

Avoid problems, and you'll never be the one who overcame them.