Obstacles are those frightful ...

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.

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If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.
What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult.
We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out.
I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.

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Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you are right.
My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.
Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.
If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can't, you're right.