We have learnt, rather too late, that action comes, not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.
Through readiness and discipline, we are the masters of our fate.
The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
On any given day, in any given moment, something could happen that opens up for you an entirely new path. Be still, be alert, be ready.
Rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him
One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.
Others control our opportunities, we control our readiness.
It is a doctrine of war not to assume the enemy will not come, but rather to rely on one's readiness to meet him; not to presume that he will not attack, but rather to make one's self invincible.
The readiness is all.
Worry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation.
A man's readiness and commitment are not enough if he does not enjoy help from above as well; equally help from above is no benefit to us unless there is also commitment and readiness on our part.
I am convinced that only when a man is prepared to die is he also prepared to live.
I believe in destiny. But I also believe that you can’t just sit back and let destiny happen. A lot of times, an opportunity might fall into your lap, but you have to be ready for that opportunity. You can’t sit there waiting on it. A lot of times you are going to have to get out there and make it happen.
Most people can look back over the years and identify a time and place at which their lives changed significantly. Whether by accident or design, these are the moments when, because of a readiness within us and a collaboration with events occurring around us, we are forced to seriously reappraise ourselves and the conditions under which we live and to make certain choices that will affect the rest of our lives.
Whatever you are looking for is also looking for you. You see, don't only look. Be available and ready when it shows up
Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our enemies, and who believe this to be great and manly. Nothing is so praiseworthy, nothing so clearly shows a great and noble soul, as clemency and readiness to forgive.
See the world with the innocence of children. Approach the world with the daring of children. Love the world with the readiness of children. Heal the world with the purity of children. Change the world with the wisdom of children.
Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once, whether you ready or not, to put this plan into action.
Man lives freely only by his readiness to die.
To be sure, God shall call you, and us, only at the hour that God has chosen. Until that hour, which lies in God's hand alone, we shall be protected even in the greatest danger; and from our gratitude for such protection ever new readiness surely arises for the final call
Readiness of speech is often inability to hold the tongue.
Not a whit, we defy augury: there's a special providence in the fall of a sparrow. If it be now, 'tis not to come; if it be not to come, it will be now; if it be not now, yet it will come: the readiness is all.
Man lives freely only by his readiness to die, if need be, at the hands of his brother, never by killing him.
I directed the men in our barque to approach near the savages, and hold their arms in readiness to do their duty in case they notice any movement of these people against us.
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