"Time is everything; five minutes make the difference between victory and defeat."

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Source : "Jessie Peabody. Sea Fighters from Drake to Farragut". Book by Jessie Peabody Frothingham, 1902.

Horatio Nelson

#Differences Quotes #Victory Quotes #Defeat Quotes

“We must know Jesus before we can imitate Him.”

Source : Charles Sheldon (2013). “In His Steps: What Would Jesus Do?”, p.160, Moody Publishers
“Growing up in eastern Kentucky like I did, I'm used to having a few guns around to protect me.”
“Who can tell what metals the gods use in forging the subtle bond which we call sympathy, which we might as well call love.”
“Nothing can tend so much to humble us before the mercy and justice of God as the consideration of His benefits and our own sins. Let us, then, consider what He has done for us, and what we have done against Him; let us call to mind our sins in detail, and His gracious benefits in like manner, remembering that whatever there is of good in us is not ours, but His, and then we need not be afraid of vainglory or of taking complacency in ourselves...”
“I know that some girls look up to me for certain things, like dyslexia, and that way I know that they like me for me, so it adds no pressure.”
“The trouble with our age is that it is all signpost and no destination.”

Source : 1954 Company Manners,'The Spirit of The Age'.
“Beyond each corner, new directions lie in wait.”
“Life should not be measured by time. The only thing that counts is how one uses the time one has.”

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