It is a grand thing to rise in the world. The ambition to do so is the very salt of the earth. It is the parent of all enterprise, and the cause of all improvement. —Anthony Trollope

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It is a grand thing to rise in the world. The ambition to do so is the very salt of the earth. It is the parent of all enterprise, and the cause of all improvement.

ANTHONY TROLLOPE

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Adeleke from Abuja FEBRUARY 6, 2016
An Inspirational Quote

Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me... Anything can happen, child. Anything can be. —Shel Silverstein
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. —Anne Bradstreet
Leadership is a two-way street. Respect for one's superiors; care for one's crew. —Grace Hopper
What I admire in Columbus is not his having discovered a world, but his having gone to search for it on the faith of his own opinion. —Turgot
The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new. —Dan Millman
Don't try to be perfect; Just be an excellent example of a human being. —Anthony Robbins
Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light. —Albert Schweitzer
Still, like air, I rise. —Maya Angelou
Many people will walk in and out of your life but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart. —Eleanor Roosevelt
Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are traveling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind. —Henri-Frederic Amiel
You don’t earn loyalty in a day. You earn loyalty day-by-day. —Jeffrey Gitomer
We need not think alike to love alike. —Francis David
Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I'll try again tomorrow. —Mary Anne Radmacher
I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy. —Rabindranath Tagore
Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not. —Theodor Seuss Geisel
When it comes time to die, let us not discover that we have never lived. —Henry David Thoreau

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