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Proverb/Quotation Corner- Word Formation

 

 

 

 

motivation and success- the x-factors

A ticking clock or dream future plans- what is the ultimate motivating factor for a student? We decide some people know it better and start with a list of quotations to support your strong will or add fuel to your fire. Try  out our follow up exercise to strengthen the effect!

 

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You’re happiest while you’re making the greatest contribution. Robert F.Kennedy

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action. Benjamin Disraeli

He who hesitates is lost. Proverb

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Constant dripping hollows out a stone. Lucretius

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There’s no use being a damn fool about it. W.C.Fields

Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out. Robert Collier

Failure is not falling down but refusing to get up. Chinese Proverbs

A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public opinion.

Chinese Proverbs

 

Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere. Chinese Proverb

Achievement seems to be connected with action. Successful men and women keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit. Conrad Hilton  

Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.

 Marilyn vos Savant

Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never - in nothing, great or small, large or petty - never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense Winston Churchill

Never let your head hang down. NEVER GIVE UP AND SIT DOWN AND GRIEVE. Find another way. Satchel Paige

Defeat may test you.If at first you don't succeed, try another way. For every obstacle there is a solution. Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. The greatest mistake is giving up. Unknown

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. Thomas Alva Edison

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 Let’s struggle with some motivating notions!

1.Your input to an overall success of a project -
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2.It takes a lot of this to achieve a goal- e _ _ _ _ _

3.You shouldn’t do that if you want to take on a challenge-h_ _ _ _ _ _ _

4.To make someone excited about an idea -e _ _ _ _ _ _ 

5.Don’t allow this to discourage you from doing something- f_ _ _ _ _ _

6.It may become your strength- w_ _ _ _ _ _ _

7.You should never do it– q_ _ _

8.Lasting for a very long time- p_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

9.To make you feel very sad-g_ _ _ _ _ 

10.You may encounter a lot of them on your way to success-o_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

11.There’s always one to any problem- s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 

12.Your determination to succeed- p_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

13.It helps a lot if your motivation is like that- c_ _ _ _ _ _ _

14.The feeling of believing sth strongly- c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

15.Don’t you even dare to consider the option- d_ _ _ _ _  

Good Luck!

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