Quote by Isaac D’Israeli
It is a wretched taste to be gratified with mediocrity when the ex

It is a wretched taste to be gratified with mediocrity when the excellent lies before us. – Isaac Disraeli

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To think, and to feel, constitute the two grand divisions of men of genius – the men of reasoning and the men of imagination. – Isaac DIsraeli

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We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. – Aristotle

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It is the mark of an instructed mind to rest satisfied with the degree of precision which the nature of the subject admits and not to seek exactness when only an approximation of the truth is possible. – Aristotle

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A racehorse that consistently runs just a second faster than another horse is worth millions of dollars more. Be willing to give that extra effort that separates the winner from the one in second place. – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

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Excellence can be attained if you care more than others think is wise,
Risk more than others think is safe,
Dream more than others think is practical, and
Expect more than others think is possible. – Anon.

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