In the long run a man becomes what he purposes, and gains for himself what he really desires. -Hamilton Wright Mabie

 

In the long run a man becomes what he purposes, and gains for himself what he really desires.


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Genius can do much, but even genius falls short of the actuality of a single human life.

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Nothing is lost upon a man who is bent upon growth; nothing wasted on one who is always preparing for life. By keeping eyes, mind, and heart open to nature, men, books, experience, and what he gathers, serves him at unexpected moments, in unforeseen.

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The mother loves her child most divinely, not when she surrounds him with comfort and anticipates his wants, but when she resolutely holds him to the highest standards and is content with nothing less than his best.

Hamilton Wright Mabie

The question for each man to settle is not what he would do if he had means, time, influence, and educational advantages, but what he will do with the things he has.

Hamilton Wright Mabie

In the long run a man becomes what he purposes, and gains for himself what he really desires.

Hamilton Wright Mabie