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Do it now.
Sometimes "later"
Becomes never.
По некогаш подоцна станува никогаш.

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You only fail when you stop trying.
Единствено губиш кога престануваш да пробуваш.

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Don`t stop when you are tired.Stop when you are done!
Не запирај кога си изморен.Запри кога ќе завршиш!

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Stop wishing start doing

Престани да посакуваш почни да правиш.

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Do it now sometimes 'later' becomes 'never'
Napravi go toa sega ponekogas podocna stanuva nikogas

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Stop wishing start doing
Престани да посакуваш,почни да правиш

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Difficult roads often lead to beautiful distations.

Тешки патишта често водат до убави дестинации.

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Do it now. Sometimes "Later" becomes "Never"

Направи го сега. Понегокаш "После" станува "Никогаш"

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if ''plan A'' didn't work the alphabet has 25 more letters stay cool

доколку планот A работи азбуката има повеќе од 25 писма останете кул

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Be a voice.Not an echo.
Bidi zvuk.
Ne bidi eho.

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Be a voice, not an echo.

Albert Einstein
One of the most common life lessons you see bandied around the internet is the advice to be yourself, to be authentic.

It's a sentiment neatly summed up by the Bard himself in this line from Hamlet: "This above all: to thine own self be true."

I prefer Einstein's rather more succinct statement, though.

Whatever form the words take, it's a tip commonly found in posts telling you how to be a better blogger, including one or two that I've written. Take inspiration from others, yes, but don't slavishly copy them in the expectation that what is right for them will also be right for you. Be the best version of yourself rather than a pale imitation of others.

But the same advice should also apply to how we bring up our children, shouldn't it?

How often do we hear people serve up the platitude about it being a good thing if our children grow up to be just like us? Is that really the highest they should aspire to? Or should they aim to take the best aspect of their parents, their extended family, their friends, teachers and role models, to become something more than merely the sum of their parts?

That's what I want for my kids, anyway. I'll try to teach them everything I know. Then I'll hope to give them the tools to build on those foundations and become more than I am or ever will be.

I don't want my kids to grow up to be just like me. I wouldn't want to restrict them to that. One day I hope to look at them and realise they have developed their own distinctive voice and become far more than an echo of their parents.

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Wednesday Words of Wisdom: A voice, not an echo - Slouching towards Thatcham

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Be a voice, not an echo. Albert Einstein One of the most common life lessons you see bandied around the internet is the advice to be yourself, to be authentic. It's a sentiment neatly summed up by the Bard himself in this line from Hamlet: "This above all: to thine own self be true."

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Stop wishing.            Start doing.                  Prestani da sonuvas. Pocni da rabotis.

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A goal without a plan is just a wish.
Цел без план е само желба.

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You only fail when you stop trying.
Единствено губиш кога  престануваш да пробуваш.

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Don ' t stop when you are tired . STOP When you are DONE !
Не запирај  кога си заморен . Запри кога ќе завршиш .

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Don't look back you,re not going that way.
Не гледај назад ти не идеш по тој пат

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You don't have to be great to start but you have to start to be great.
Не треба да бидеш одличен за да започнеш но треба да започнеш за да бидеш одличен

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You only fail when you stop trying.
Единствено губиш кога престануваш да пробуваш.

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Difficuld roads often lead to beautiful destinations.
Тешки патишта водат кон убави дестинации.