There was no exaggeration in Marian's definition of Flintcomb-Ash farm as a starve-acre place. The single fat thing on the soil was Marian herself; and she was an importation. Of the three classes of village, the village cared for by its lord, the village cared for by itself, and the village uncared for either by itself or by its lord (in other words, the village of a resident squires's tenantry, the village of free or copy-holders, and the absentee-owner's village, farmed with the land) this place, Flintcomb-Ash, was the third. But Tess set to work. Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity, was now no longer a minor feature in Mrs Angel Clare; and it sustained her.
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The Young Man's Best Companion, The Farrier's Sure Guide, The Veterinary Surgeon, Paradise Lost, The Pilgrim's Progress, Robinson Crusoe, Ash'...
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Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn't know it so it goes on flying anyway.
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Their time past, pulled down cracked and flung to the fire go up in a roar All recognition lost, burnt clean clean in the flame, the green dispersed, a living red, flame red, red as blood wakes on the ash--
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Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn't know that so it goes on flying anyway.
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Every failure, obstacle or hardship is an opportunity in disguise. Success in many cases is failure turned inside out. The greatest pollution problem we face today is negativity. Eliminate the negative attitude and believe you can do anything. Replace 'if I can, I hope, maybe' with 'I can, I will, I must.'
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Their time past, pulled down cracked and flung to the fire go up in a roar All recognition lost, burnt clean clean in the flame, the green dispersed, a living red, flame red, red as blood wakes on the ash--
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Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which confidence and ability to perform shall cease to exist.
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We must have a theme, a goal, a purpose in our lives. If you don
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Sandwich every bit of criticism between two layers of praise.
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Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, 'Make me feel important.' Not only will you succeed in sales, you will succeed in life.
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Central banks don't have divine wisdom. They try to do the best analysis they can and must be prepared to stand or fall by the quality of that analysis.
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Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, Make me feel important. Never forget this message when working with people.
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A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.
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Listen long enough and the person will generally come up with an adequate solution.
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A mediocre idea that guarantees enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.
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We treat our people like royalty. If you honor and serve the people who work for you, they will honor and serve you.
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Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, Make me feel important. Not only will you succeed in sales, you will succeed in life.
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No matter how busy you are, you must take time to make the other person feel important.
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When you come to a road block, take a detour.
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Dare to risk public criticism.
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If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can't, you're right.
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There are two things people want more than sex and money... recognition and praise.
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Give yourself something to work toward -- constantly.
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Give yourself something to work toward--constantly.
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Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try.
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People fail forward to success.
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An entrepreneur tends to bite off a little more than he can chew hoping he'll quickly learn how to chew it.
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Threats don't work with the person who's got nothing to lose.
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If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can’t, you’re right.
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