#higher

Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation. ↗

— Saint Augustine

#about #begin #being #construct #deeper

A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower than himself. The one produces aspiration; the other ambition, which is the way in which a vulgar man aspires. ↗

— Marcus Aurelius

#aspiration #aspires #compares #estimates #higher

I see myself more as an ambassador of the game. And I hope to bring chess to a higher level in the United States. Making bigger tournaments, more interesting events. Making it a respectable profession for young people to be able to pursue in the future. ↗

— Maurice Ashley

#ambassador #bigger #bring #chess #events

Oftentimes, small business owners are unable to obtain reasonably priced financing and instead turn to higher priced forms of capital, such as credit cards. ↗

— Melissa Bean

#business owners #capital #cards #credit #credit cards

When Whitney Houston died, I felt great sadness. My sadness, of course, was about our collective loss - when you listened to this nightingale sing, your body would drop into a chair, your head would tilt up, a small smile would creep across your face, and inside you knew that there was a higher power somewhere: gifted, beautiful, spiritual. ↗

— James Belushi

#across #beautiful #body #chair #collective

While the wealthiest families completely benefit from the tax cuts targeted towards the upper brackets, middle-income families were hit with the unwelcome surprise of higher taxes on tax day. ↗

— Tim Bishop

#brackets #completely #cuts #day #families

The fancy that extraterrestrial life is by definition of a higher order than our own is one that soothes all children, and many writers. ↗

— Joan Didion

#definition #extraterrestrial #fancy #higher #life

Keep up the old standards, and day by day raise them higher. ↗

— John Wanamaker

#higher #keep #old #raise #standards

Unfortunately the Republican tax cut will deny important revenues to many states facing their own deficits. This will create greater pressure for higher state and local taxes. ↗

— Dick Durbin

#cut #deficits #deny #facing #greater

Options abound in our world. You can choose where to stay and how to stay there. Where you are Today is as a result of the option you took yesterday and no doubt where you will be Tomorrow is embedded in your option Today. Choose right; choose wisely, Take THE BEST OPTION. The Best Option will deliver your inheritance to you. It will change your state and deliver to you, your brand new estate. You do not blame anyone for failing to do it right the first time. You accept the blame. The Best Option will cause you to get it right the first time and always. ↗

— Jaachynma N.E. Agu

#higher-living #inspiration #success #the-prince-and-the-pauper #change