Inspiration & Quotes

THE MAN IN THE GLASS

When you get what you want in you struggle for self

And the world makes you king for a day,

Just go to the mirror and look at yourself

And see what the man has to say.

For it isn’t your father or mother or wife

Whose judgment upon you must pass.

The fellow whose verdict counts most in your life

Is the one staring back from the glass.

You may be like Jack Horner and chisel a plum

And think you’re a wonderful guy.

But the man in the glass says you’re only a bum

If you can’t look him strait in the eye.

He’s the fellow to please - never mind all the rest,

For he’s with you clear to the end.

And you’ve passed your most dangerous, difficult test

If the man in the glass is your friend.

You may fool the whole world down the pathway of years

And get pats on the back as you pass.

But your final reward will be heartache and tears

If  you’ve cheated the man in the glass.

Source Unknown

 
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"Achievement seems to be connected with action. Successful men and women keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit."

Conrad Hilton
1887-1979, Founder of Hilton Hotels

 
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"Never does a man portray his character more vividly than his proclaiming the character of another."

Winston Churchill
1874-1965, Former British Prime Minister

 
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"Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. You must be able to sustain yourself against staggering blows. There is no code of conduct to help beginners. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go much further than people with vastly superior talent."

Sophia Loren
Actress

 
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"People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success."

Norman Vincent Peale
1898-1993, Speaker and Author

 
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"Act well at the moment, and you have performed a good action for all eternity."

Johann Kaspar Lavater
1741-1801, Poet and Physiognomist