

“It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes short again and again, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause, who at best knows in the end the triumphs of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.”
― Who Will Cry When You Die?: Life Lessons From The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
― Who Will Cry When You Die?: Life Lessons From The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

“I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles he has overcome while trying to succeed.”
― Who Will Cry When You Die?: Life Lessons From The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
― Who Will Cry When You Die?: Life Lessons From The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

“most of us never really grow up or mature all that much — we simply grow taller. Oh, to be sure, we laugh less and play less and wear uncomfortable disguises like adults, but beneath the costume is the child we always are, whose needs are simple, whose daily life is still best described by fairy tales.”
― Who Will Cry When You Die?: Life Lessons From The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
― Who Will Cry When You Die?: Life Lessons From The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

“On his deathbed, Aldous Huxley reflected on his entire life’s learning and then summed it up in seven simple words: “Let us be kinder to one another.”
― Who Will Cry When You Die?: Life Lessons From The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
― Who Will Cry When You Die?: Life Lessons From The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
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