#pursuit

It wounds a man less to confess that he has failed in any pursuit through idleness, neglect, the love of pleasure, etc., etc., which are his own faults, than through incapacity and unfitness, which are the faults of his nature. ↗

— Lord Melbourne

#confess #etc #failed #faults #his

Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in pursuit of the goal. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

#few #goal #many #path #pursuit

I want to go to bed richer than when I woke up. The pursuit of wealth is a wonderful thing, but the thing is you have to be honest about it, you have to tell the truth. ↗

— Kevin O'Leary

#bed #go #honest #i #pursuit

An attitude to life which seeks fulfillment in the single-minded pursuit of wealth - in short, materialism - does not fit into this world, because it contains within itself no limiting principle, while the environment in which it is placed is strictly limited. ↗

— E. F. Schumacher

#because #contains #does #environment #fit

When I was born I became the visible corner of a folded map. The map has more than one route. More than one destination. The map that is the unfolding self is not exactly leading anywhere. The arrow that says YOU ARE HERE is your first coordinate. There is a lot that you can't change when you are a kid. But you can pack for the journey . . . ↗

— Jeanette Winterson

#life-journey #map #pursuit-of-happiness #change

Men tire themselves in pursuit of rest. ↗

— Laurence Sterne

#pursuit #rest #themselves #tire

Try not to be a man or woman of success, but rather a man or woman of inspiration. If you’re successful, they will flock to you for money or fame, but if you’re inspirational, they will flock to you because they love your soul and how you change theirs. ↗

— Shannon L. Alder

#aspirations #fame #goals #goodness #inspirational

We make a lot of detours, but we're always heading for the same destination ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#dream #goal #perseverance #pursuit #dreams

A man wants to earn money in order to be happy, and his whole effort and the best of a life are devoted to the earning of that money. Happiness is forgotten; the means are taken for the end. ↗

— Albert Camus

#money #pursuit-of-happiness #life

I used to float along in all of this, like a leaf on a coursing stream, but i am heavier now, less easily moved, more resolute and steadfast. I am no longer in pursuit of happiness. As I stand here at my front door, key in hand, I think it is just possible that happiness, at least for now, today, this hour, may be in pursuit of me. ↗

— Anne Giardini

#life #pursuit #life