(David Henry Thoreau)
Like happiness, success has always been one of the fundamental goals of mankind. Many have written of success, in many different ways; but the rules have never changed and never will.
"success depends on a plus condition of mind and boby, on power of work, on courage." wrote Emerson, whose famous essay "Self Reliance" has been a dominating influence in the lives of countless successful men and women.
"If we want more roses, we must plant more trees!" said George Eliot, eloquently summing up one of the oldest and most priceless secrets of achievement.
Philosophy of Thomas Carlyle is widely quoted, "Blessed is he who has found his work. For years this familiar sentence has emphasized the dignity of a life's work and a life's purpose and has been a source of inspiration to countless men and women.
Today Carlyle's words have a deeper significance than ever. "Get your happiness out of your work or you will never know what real happiness is." There is an inspiring message here for those who are discouraged and discontent.
No man is born into the world whose work is not born with him.-James Russel Lowell.
Man was designed for labor. "Thou shalt live by the sweat of thy brow." was written centuries ago and the immutable destiny of man will never change. What each man has to do is to try to progress in his profession to strive for constant improvement so as to become effective and skillful in whatever career he has chosen and to attain superiority by the cultivation of his natural gifts and by his devotion to work. That is the path I have laid out myself. All the rest is mere dreaming or speculation.
The man who is born with a talent which he is meant to use finds his greatest happiness in using it. Said by John.V.Goethe. "It is only well with me when I have a chisel in my hand."-Michaelangelo.