Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good.Gautama Buddha
“If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.”
“If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.”
— COLIN POWELL
American statesman and general · 1937 – 2021
Colin Powell was an American statesman and four-star general who served as US Secretary of State from 2001 to 2005, the first African American to hold that office. He had earlier served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the Gulf War.
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