The difference between a successful person and others is not lack of strength not a lack of knowledge but rather a lack of will. Vince Lombardi #rafikfarouk
Men are not worried by things, but by their ideas about things. When we meet with difficulties, become anxious or troubled, let us not blame others, but rather ourselves, that is, our ideas about things. Epictetus #rafikfarouk
Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art.... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival. C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves #rafikfarouk
You either get bitter or you get better. It’s that simple. You either take what has been dealt to you and allow it to make you a better person, or you allow it to tear you down. The choice does not belong to fate, it belongs to you. #rafikfarouk
Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives - choice, not chance, determines your destiny. Aristotle #rafikfarouk
Reflect upon your present blessings -- of which every man has many -- not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. Charles Dickens #rafikfarouk
A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you. C.S. Lewis #rafikfarouk
Wisdom cannot be imparted. Wisdom that a wise man attempts to impart always sounds like foolishness to someone else ... Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate and teach it. Hermann Hesse #Rafikfarouk
Don't let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth - don't let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency. Aesop #rafikfarouk
Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for. Socrates #rafikfarouk
Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake. Victor Hugo #Rafikfarouk