YODA: No! Try not. Do — or do not. There is no try.
Lawrence Kasdan (b. 1949) American screenwriter, director, producer
The Empire Strikes Back (1980) [with George Lucas and Leigh Brackett]
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An act of goodness surpasses a thousand prayers.
Sa'adi (1184–1283/1291?) Persian poet [a.k.a. Sa'di, Moslih Eddin Sa'adi, Mushrif-ud-Din Abdullah, Muslih-ud-Din Mushrif ibn Abdullah, Mosleh al-Din Saadi Shirazi, Shaikh Mosslehedin Saadi Shirazi]
The Maxims of Sa’di, 1 [tr. Nakosteen (1977)]
The reward of a thing well done, is to have done it.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) American essayist, lecturer, poet
“New England Reformers,” lecture, Boston (1844-03-03), Essays: Second Series (1844)
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Reprinted in Essays: Second Series (1844).
A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
Francis Bacon (1561–1626) English philosopher, scientist, author, statesman
“Of Ceremonies and Respects,” Essays, No. 52 (1625)
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It is always easier to fight for one’s principles than to live up to them.
Alfred Adler (1870–1937) Austrian psychologist
(Attributed)
(Source)
Comment to friend (1927). In Phyllis Bottome, Alfred Adler: A Biography, ch. 5 (1939)
