The weakest living creature, by concentrating his powers on a single object, can accomplish good results while the strongest, by dispersing his effort over many chores, may fail to accomplish anything.
OG MANDINONever feel shame for trying and failing, for he who never failed is he who never tried.
More Og Mandino Quotes
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Never settle for the crumbs of life.
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Do not listen to those who weep and complain, for their disease is contagious.
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Laugh at yourself and at life. Not in the spirit of derision or whining self-pity, but as a remedy, a miracle drug, that will ease your pain, cure your depression, and help you to put in perspective that seemingly terrible defeat never take yourself too seriously.
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You will move in the direction you are facing.
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You will achieve your grand dream, a day at a time, so set goals for each day.
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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.
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I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars.
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What is past is past. You can do nothing about yesterday and last month and the failures of last year, but you can do everything toward making tomorrow and the rest of your life what you always dreamed it could be.
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One of the great undiscovered joys of life comes from doing everything one attempts to the best of one’s ability. The smallest task, well done, becomes a miracle of achievement.
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True happiness lies within you.
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Cherish each hour of this day for it can NEVER return.
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Count your blessings. Once you realize how valuable you are and how much you have going for you, the smiles will return, the sun will break out, the music will play, and you will finally be able to move forward the life that God intended for you with grace, strength, courage, and confidence.
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Never feel shame for trying and failing, for he who never failed is he who never tried.
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Each misfortune you encounter will carry in it the seed of tomorrow’s good luck.
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Remind thyself, in the darkest moments, that every failure is only a step toward success, every detection of what is false directs you toward what is true, every trial exhausts some tempting form of error, and every adversity will only hide, for a time, your path to peace and fulfillment.
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