"Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself."
William Faulkner (1897 - 1962)
William Faulkner (1897 - 1962)
posted by Michelle at 8:04 AM
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posted by Michelle at 8:04 AM
2 Comments:
Is this ever achievable? The best you can hope for is to be better than you were - you can never be better than you are now, by definition. But strive to be better than you were yesterday, everyday.
Hmmm... must be what the saying, "You've really out-done yourself" is for. :)
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