To put away aimlessness and weakness, and to begin to think with purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize failure as one of the pathways to attainment; who make all conditions serve them, and who think strongly, attempt fearlessly, and accomplish masterfully.
摆脱漫无目的与软弱,开始有目标地思考,就是加入强者的行列:他们把失败看作通往成就的一条道路,善用各种条件,坚定思考,无畏尝试,出色完成。
— James Allen · As a Man Thinketh (1903) · Thought and Purpose —