It isn't a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to have no stars to reach for.
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We, today, stand on the shoulders of our predecessors who have gone before us. We, as their successors, must catch the torch of freedom and liberty passed on to us by our ancestors. We cannot lose in this battle.Benjamin E. Mays
. . . the circumference of life cannot be rightly drawn until the center is set.
Benjamin E. Mays
It isn't a calamity to die with dreams unfulfilled, but it is a calamity not to dream.
Benjamin E. Mays
The tragedy of life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach.
Benjamin E. Mays
However hard the road, however difficult today, tomorrow things will be better. Tomorrow may not be better, but we must believe that it will be.
Benjamin E. Mays
Not failure, but low aim is sin.
Benjamin E. Mays
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