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I have been given eyes to see and a mind to think, and now I know a great secret of life, for I perceive, at last, that all my problems, discouragements , and heartaches are, in truth, great opportunities in disguise.

Og Mandino

Weak is he who permits his thoughts to control his actions; strong is he who forces his actions to control his thoughts.
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Character Control Deep Force Himself Strong Thinking Weakness
With no goals, no priorities, no life strategy of our own, we drift with the herd through an endless meadow of mediocrity, unable to break loose, to achieve even a small part of the dreams we once cherished.
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Achievement Break Dream Goal Strategy
I will make love my greatest weapon and none on whom I call can defend against its force.
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Force Greatness Love Myself Weapon
I will persist until I succeed. Always will I take another step. If that is of no avail I will take another, and yet another. In truth, one step at a time is not too difficult. I know that small attempts, repeated, will complete any undertaking.
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Difficult Inspirational Myself Success Time Truth
Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling, as in all careers of importance, victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats.
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Career Defeat Importance Necessary Struggle Success
The victory of success is half won when one gains the habit of setting goals and achieving them. Even the most tedious chore will become endurable as you parade through each day convinced that every task, no matter how menial or boring, brings you closer to achieving your dreams.
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Achievement Dream Endurance Goal Habit Success Victory Win Yourself
Action will destroy your procrastination.
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Action Destroy Inspirational One Liner
True security lies not in the things one has, but in the things one can do without.
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Deep Oneself Security True
You can’t conquer reality by running away from it.
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Inspirational Reality Run Yourself
Let your first hour set the theme of success and positive action that is certain to echo through your entire day. Today will never happen again.
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Action Inspirational Success Yourself
Pay less attention to what you hear about someone, and more to what you learn about them as you make the effort.
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Attention Effort Learning Pay Yourself
Today will never happen again. Don’t waste it with a false start or no start at all.
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Inspirational Start Wasted Time
You will move in the direction you are facing.
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Direction Inspirational Yourself
And so long as I can laugh, never will I be poor. This then, is one of nature’s greatest gifts and I will waste it no more.
OG MANDINO

Gift Greatness Laugh Myself Nature Poor
Journey quietly on your pathway to forever with charity & a smile. When you depart it will be said by all that your legacy was a better world than the one you found.
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Forever Journey Smile
Do not listen to those who weep and complain, for their disease is contagious.
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Character Company Listen

I have been given eyes to see and a mind to think, and now I know a great secret of life, for I perceive, at last, that all my problems, discouragements , and heartaches are, in truth, great opportunities in disguise.

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I have been given eyes to see and a mind to think, and now I know a great secret of life, for I perceive, at last, that all my problems, discouragements , and heartaches are, in truth, great opportunities in disguise.

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