Real optimism is aware of problems but recognizes the solutions.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDIf you would be interesting, be interested, if you would be pleased, be pleasing, if you would be loved, be loveable, if you would be helped be helpful.
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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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Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.
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Our greatest challenge-our greatest opportunity-is found in these words: ‘Choose ye this day.’
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Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
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Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.
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If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.
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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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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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Raised voices lower esteem. Hot tempers cool friendships. Loose tongues stretch truth. Swelled heads shrink influence. Sharp words dull respect.
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Commend while others are criticizing, persist while others are quitting.
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The more we count the blessings we have, the less we crave the luxuries we haven’t.
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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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God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say ‘thank you?’
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The pessimist borrows trouble; the optimists lend encouragement.
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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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