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.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDReal optimism is aware of problems but recognizes the solutions.
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What you believe is more important than what you possess. What you live is more lasting than what you profess. Whom you inspire is more significant than whom you impress.
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Our words reveal our thoughts; our manners mirror our self-esteem; our actions reflect our character; our habits predict the future.
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Delays, disappointments and defeats cause quitters to give up in resignation; losers, to give in the frustration; winners, to come through with determination.
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Friendship flourishes at the fountain of forgiveness.
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A life lived without forgiveness is a prison.
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Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you.
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The greatest ideas, the most profound thoughts, and the most beautiful poetry are born from the womb of silence.
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Encourage me, and I will not forget you.
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A friend is one who joyfully sings with you when you are on the mountaintop, and silently walks beside you through the valley.
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Do more than believe: practice.
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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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Men never plan to be failures; they simply fail to plan to be successful.
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Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future, challenge the improbable and attain the impossible.
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Faith is knowing there is an ocean because you have seen a brook.
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The optimist pleasantly ponders how high his kite will fly; the pessimist woefully wonders how soon his kite will fall.
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