Believe that none of the ...

Believe that none of the effort you put into coming closer to God is ever wasted - even if in the end you don\'t achieve what you are striving for.
Believe that none of the effort you put into coming closer to God is ever wasted - even if in the end you don't achieve what you are striving for.
 Nachman of Breslov

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Being self-made is a state of mind, and once you put that mentality to work, your success will come.
 Dave East
A lot of people change for good. Some people just fall off. Just trying to progress in anything, no matter what you're doing, I feel like any progression you make... some people aren't gonna be around you that were around you.
 Dave East
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
You have to have the service mentality in the sense that you subjugate your own ego, and you subjugate a large part of your own life to really helping other people, being successful on their behalf.
 Herb Kelleher
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.

Quotes from the same author

Grant me the ability to be alone, May it be my custom to go outdoors each day among the trees and grasses among all growing things and there may I be alone, and enter into prayer to talk with the one that I belong to.
 Nachman of Breslov
If you won't be better tomorrow than you were today, then what do you need tomorrow for?
 Nachman of Breslov
When a man is able to take abuse with a smile, he is worthy to become a leader.
 Nachman of Breslov
Find a day for yourself-better yet, late at night. Go to the forest or to the field, or lock yourself in a room ... You will meet solitude there. There you will be able to listen attentively to the noise of the wind first, to birds singing, to see wonderful nature and to notice yourself in it ... and to come back to harmonic connection with the world and its Creator.
 Nachman of Breslov
Whoever is able to write a book and does not, it is as if he has lost a child
 Nachman of Breslov