[...] you should not wait for clapping of hands and shouts and praise to do your duty; but do good of your own accord.
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Even as the Sun doth not wait for prayers and incantations to rise, but shines forth and is welcomed by all: so thou also wait not for clapping of hands and shouts and praise to do thy duty; nay, do good of thine own accord, and thou wilt be loved like the Sun.
As the sun does not wait for prayers and incantations to be induced to rise, but immediately shines and is saluted by all: so do you also not wait for clappings of hands, and shouts and praise to be induced to do good, but be a doer of good voluntarily, and you will be beloved as much as the sun.
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We must do our work for its own sake, not for fortune or attention or applause.
Así como el Sol no espera que las oraciones y conjuros se levanten, sino que resplandece y es bien recibido por todos: así que tú tampoco esperes aplaudir y gritar y alabar para cumplir con tu deber; no, haz el bien por tu propia voluntad, y serás amado como el Sol.
Look not to the faults of others, nor to their omissions and commissions. But rather look to your own acts, to what you have done and left undone.
What you do is your legacy. Don't sit around and wait for someone else to make the change you want to see. And don't think it takes a huge team to make that difference either.
You are in charge of your own happiness; you don't need to wait for other people's permission to be happy.
Goodness is about what you do. Not who you pray to.
Do not give your attention to what others do or fail to do; give it to what you do or fail to do.
Do not give your attention to what others do or fail to do; give it to what you do or fail to do.
Exige beaucoup de toi-même et attend peu des autres.
Beaucoup d'ennuis te seront épargnés.
Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.
Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.
Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good action; try to use ordinary situations.
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