For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends. Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDEveryone has a common, yet unique, responsibility to the future: to make the most of today.
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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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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 pessimist borrows trouble; the optimists lend encouragement.
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Real optimism is aware of problems but recognizes the solutions.
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Words, like tranquil waters behind a dam, can become reckless and uncontrollable torrents of destruction when released without caution and wisdom.
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A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition.
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Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.
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Love is more than a noun-it is a verb; it is more than a feeling-it is caring, sharing, helping, sacrificing.
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Everyone has a common, yet unique, responsibility to the future: to make the most of today.
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Vow to be valiant. Resolve to be radiant. Determine to be dynamic. Strive to be sincere. Aspire to be attuned.
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The experienced mountain climber is not intimidated by a mountain – he is inspired by it.
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Success never resides in the world of weak wishes, but in the palace of purposeful plans and prayerful persistence.
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Three keys to more abundant living: caring about others, daring for others, sharing with others.
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Commend while others are criticizing, persist while others are quitting.
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The adventure of life is to learn.
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Happiness is an inside job.
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Man, like the bridge, was designed to carry the load of the moment, not the combined weight of a year at once.
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Real optimism sees the negatives but accentuates the positive.
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‘If only’ is the excuse of the loser; ‘I can’ is the affirmation of the winner.
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A pinch of praise is worth a pound of scorn. A dash of encouragement is more helpful than a dipper of pessimism. A cup of kindness is better than a cupboard of criticism.
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Encourage me, and I will not forget you.
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Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.
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Nothing limits achievement like small thinking; nothing expands possibilities like unleashed imagination.
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In the face of unjust criticism we can become bitter or better; upset or understanding; hostile or humble; furious or forgiving.
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Enthusiasm is the match that lights the candle of achievement.
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I have the opportunity, once more to right some wrongs, to pray for peace, to plant some trees, and sing more joyful songs.
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