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George Matthew Adams Quotes: It is a great thing to have a big brain, a fertile imagination, grand ideals, but the man with these, bereft of a good backbone, is sure to serve no useful end.
         

It is a great thing to have a big brain, a fertile imagination, grand ideals, but the man with these, bereft of a good backbone, is sure to serve no useful end.


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In this life we get only those things for which we hunt, for which we strive, and for which we are willing to sacrifice.

In this life we get only those things for which we hunt, for which we strive, and for which we are willing to sacrifice.



Keep out of your mind, and out of your office, and out of your world, every element that seeks admittance with no definite, helpful, useful end in view.

Keep out of your mind, and out of your office, and out of your world, every element that seeks admittance with no definite, helpful, useful end in view.



Each day can be one of triumph if you keep up your interests.

Each day can be one of triumph if you keep up your interests.



He who does not get fun and enjoyment out of every day...needs to reorganize his life

He who does not get fun and enjoyment out of every day...needs to reorganize his life



We can accomplish almost anything within our ability if we but think we can.

We can accomplish almost anything within our ability if we but think we can.



What you think means more than anything else in your life. More than what you earn, more than where you live, more than your social position, and more than what anyone else may think about you.

What you think means more than anything else in your life. More than what you earn, more than where you live, more than your social position, and more than what anyone else may think about you.



Let us remember that the Christmas heart is a giving heart, a wide open heart that thinks of others first.

Let us remember that the Christmas heart is a giving heart, a wide open heart that thinks of others first.



He climbs highest who helps another up.

He climbs highest who helps another up.



There is no such thing as a 'self-made' man. We are made up of thousands of others.

There is no such thing as a 'self-made' man. We are made up of thousands of others.



What you think means more than anything else in your life.

What you think means more than anything else in your life.





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How can an unsteady mind make itself steady? Of course it cannot. It is the nature of the mind to roam about. All you can do is to shift the focus of consciousness beyond the mind.



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