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Be master of your petty annoyances and conserve your energies for the big, worthwhile things. It isnt the mountain ahead
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"Be master of your petty annoyances and conserve your energies for the big, worthwhile things. It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out - it's the grain of sand in your shoe"

- Robert Service

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This quote by Robert Service is a pointer to concentrate on the bigger picture and not get bogged down by the little, irrelevant things in life. It is easy to get caught up in the little inconveniences that life throws our method, but it is necessary to keep in mind that these are just minor diversions and need to not be given too much attention. Rather, we must focus our energy on the bigger, more meaningful things in life. The quote likewise functions as a metaphor, comparing the mountain ahead to the huge, beneficial things in life, and the grain of sand in the shoe to the minor annoyances. It is a tip that it is not the huge things that will wear us out, but the little, unimportant things that can accumulate and end up being a problem.
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Scotland Flag This quote is written / told by Robert Service between January 16, 1874 and September 11, 1958. He/she was a famous Poet from Scotland. The author also have 7 other quotes.

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