Attempt easy tasks as if they ...

Attempt easy tasks as if they were difficult, and difficult as if they were easy; in the one case that confidence may not fall asleep, in the other that it may not be dismayed.
Attempt easy tasks as if they were difficult, and difficult as if they were easy; in the one case that confidence may not fall asleep, in the other that it may not be dismayed.
 Baltasar Gracian

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Being self-made is a state of mind, and once you put that mentality to work, your success will come.
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 John Shelby Spong
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Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.
 Baltasar Gracián
True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends, for life without friends is like life on a desert island... to find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.
 Baltasar Gracián
Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.
 Baltasar Gracián
A bad manner spoils everything, even reason and justice; a good one supplies everything, gilds a No, sweetens a truth, and adds a touch of beauty to old age itself.
 Baltasar Gracian
Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment.
 Baltasar Gracian