129. the woman in the arena

[sonourous]

I read the first quote on a poster at work and liked it a lot, so I thought I'd share it here.

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood

Comments

[peaceinyou]

Beautiful. ♥

[sonourous]

It says so much about determination, and life in general, in just one paragraph. ♥

[nocturnes]

I love this. ♥

[sonourous]

I love how it says so much in just one paragraph about what it truly means to achieve.

[nocturnes]

I think I love most how honest it is, without ignoring that achievement means difficulties along the way, but it is possible if you try hard enough. :)

[sonourous]

Yes, that. I've found that a lot of people tend to focus on the negative, or what they didn't achieve in the end, rather than placing value in the journey they took trying to get there. It's your mistakes that help you learn how to better chase your goals and develop as a person!

[lusimeles]

i love this ♥ /MEMORIZES.

[sonourous]

I want to memorize it as well! And I probably will, just from seeing it multiple times a day at work. ♥

[lusimeles]

i love that you guys have that up there! that would definitely inspire me, i think :)

[sonourous]

The poster beside it (there are two in the pantry/kitchen-type room) says, "You are only given a small spark of madness. You mustn't lose it," which I like, but not as much as I do the Roosevelt quote. It's helped me face my recent string of problems better. :) I'm glad you like it, and I hope it helps you too!

[blurmeese]

I think I need this printed out and pasted on the wall of my room. Thanks for sharing it here ;-;

[sonourous]

You're welcome, Jo! Just keep swimming~ Or sweating/bleeding, in this case. ♥