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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.

William Arthur Ward

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Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
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Expression Feeling Gratitude Present
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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Accomplishment Challenge Death Experience Failure Honesty Ourselves
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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Difference Dream People Preparation
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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Joy Myself Opportunity Peace Plant Prayer Right Sing Tree Wrong
The more patient we are, the more understanding we become.
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Attitude Patience Understand
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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Believe Force Ignorance Love Myself Praise Yourself
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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Determination Disappointment Frustration Give Up Lose Quit Winner
There is one thing we can do better than anyone else: we can be ourselves.
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Be Yourself Deep Instagram Captions Oneself Ourselves Self Love
God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say ‘thank you?’
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Gift God Gratitude Thankful Yourself
Encourage me, and I will not forget you.
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Encouragement Forget Myself Yourself
Forgiveness from others is charity; from God, grace; from oneself, wisdom.
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Forgiveness God Grace Oneself Philosophy Wisdom
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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Faith Fear Feeling Freedom Friendship Possible Spirit Strength True Weakness
We are more than what we do much more than what we accomplish far more than what we possess.
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Accomplishment Worth
Commend while others are criticizing, persist while others are quitting.
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Persistence Praise Quit
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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Care Feeling Generosity Love Sacrifice
Once trust is tarnished, it is hard to restore it to its original glow.
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Break Reality Trust
Real optimism is aware of problems but recognizes the solutions.
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Problem Reality Recognition Value
Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future, challenge the improbable and attain the impossible.
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Challenge Future Impossible Present
Men never plan to be failures; they simply fail to plan to be successful.
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Failure Inspirational Man Planning Success
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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Believe Important Inspirational Live Yourself
Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and character.
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Character Discover Greatness Material Power
Real optimism sees the negatives but accentuates the positive.
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Optimism Reality
Failure is delay, but not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead-end street.
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Death Defeat End Failure
The pessimist borrows trouble; the optimists lend encouragement.
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Difference Encouragement Generosity Trouble
The essence of life is to care. The beauty of life is to give.
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Care Generosity Life
When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.
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Best Discover Ourselves Seek
The winner asks, “May I help?” The loser asks, “Do you expect me to do that?”
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Expectation Help Myself Winner

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