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A quotation from Samuel Johnson

To strive with difficulties, and to conquer them, is the highest human felicity; the next is, to strive, and deserve to conquer: but he whose life has passed without a contest, and who can boast neither success nor merit, can survey himself only as a useless filler of existence; and if he is content with his own character, must owe his satisfaction to insensibility.

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English writer, lexicographer, critic
Essay (1753-11-27), The Adventurer, No. 111

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To strive with difficulties, and to conquer them, is the highest human felicity; the next is, to strive, and deserve to conquer: but he whose life has passed without a contest, and who can boast neither success nor merit, can survey himself only as a useless filler of existence; and…

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A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt

We must act upon the motto of all for each and each for all. There must be ever present in our minds the fundamental truth that in a republic such as ours the only safety is to stand neither for nor against any man because he is rich or because he is poor, because he is engaged in one occupation or another, because he works with his brains or because he works with his hands. We must treat each man on his worth and merits as a man. We must see that each is given a square deal, because he is entitled to no more and should receive no less.

Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901-1909)
Speech (1903-09-07), “The Square Deal,” Labor Day, New York State Agricultural Association, New York State Fair, Syracuse

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We must act upon the motto of all for each and each for all. There must be ever present in our minds the fundamental truth that in a republic such as ours the only safety is to stand neither for nor against any man because he is rich or because…

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Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦Dec 18
“There is such a thing as #merit, in the sense that some people are much better at their #jobs than others … But it’s not something which the #interview and #recruitment processes of professional and managerial jobs are set up to measure, at all” open.substack.com/pub/backofmi...

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ReadingFaithfully.org☸📗Dec 11

🌱 Today’s #DailySutta:

SN 1.51 Jarāsutta: Old Age

“What’s still good in old age?…”

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ReadingFaithfully.org☸📗Dec 7

🌱 Today’s #DailySutta:

Vv 3.9 Visālakkhī Sutta: Mansion of the Beautiful-Eyed Goddess

“Tell us, what meritorious deed have you done to gain this beauty?…”

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https://www.fogolf.com/1110206/deane-beman-award-will-go-to-maccurrach-family-at-celebration-of-golf/ Deane Beman Award will go to MacCurrach Family at Celebration of Golf #Contests #Ferry #florida #Golf #GolfCourses #Korn #KornFerryTour #LPGA #Merit #MeritPrizesU0026Contests #news #of #overall #OverallPositive #pga #PgaTour #Positive #prizes #SOUTH #sports #SportsNews #Tour #u0026 #University #UniversityOfSouthFlorida #women's #WomensSports
novaTopFlexNov 28

Hype for the Future 27B: Interest Groups to Thank

The novaTopFlex community shall thank—and designate this post to—all the existing and future volleyball 🏐 and basketball 🏀 athletes in the States of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, and North Dakota.

Joseph Lim Nov 20
The effects of unfinished momentum
🧐"nations move ahead when #institutions broaden #participation, reward capability, & maintain predictability. National progressions slow when decision-making narrows, when #talent waits for permission, & when #opportunity depends more on personal connection than on #merit.. #Prosperity is not a gift of history; it's a commitment to institutional design. #Countries tt renew their systems rise; those tt hesitate find tt others pass by" 🇹🇭 🇸🇬
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YahooeyNov 17

“Don’t try to make life a mathematics problem with yourself in the center and everything coming out equal. When you are good, bad things can still happen. And if you are bad, you can still be lucky.” — Barbara Kingsolver, The Poisonwood Bible
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ReadingFaithfully.org☸📗Oct 18

🌱 Today’s #DailySutta:

AN 5.34 Sīha Sutta: To General Sīha (On Giving)

“A fruit of giving visible in the here & now?…”

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