To bear defeat with dignity, to accept criticism with poise, to receive honors with humility – these are marks of maturity and graciousness.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDGratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.”
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A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strenghs; feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities.
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Real optimism is aware of problems but recognizes the solutions.
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When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.
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Three enemies of personal peace: regret over yesterday’s mistakes, anxiety over tomorrow’s problems, and ingratitude for today’s blessings.
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Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.
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Today is a most unusual day, because we have never lived it before; we will never live it again; it is the only day we have.
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The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
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Three keys to more abundant living: caring about others, daring for others, sharing with others.
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We are more than what we do much more than what we accomplish far more than what we possess.
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Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.”
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Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.
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Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.
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The more patient we are, the more understanding we become.
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Failure is not fatal. Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. It should challenge us to new heights of accomplishments, not pull us to new depths of despair. From honest failure can come valuable experience.
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Everyone has a common, yet unique, responsibility to the future: to make the most of today.
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