Enthusiasm is the match that lights the candle of achievement.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDThe greatest ideas, the most profound thoughts, and the most beautiful poetry are born from the womb of silence.
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The winner asks, “May I help?” The loser asks, “Do you expect me to do that?”
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If 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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The greatest failure is the failure to try.
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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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Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.”
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Blessed is the person who sees the need, recognizes the responsibility, and actively becomes the answer.
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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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Vow to be valiant. Resolve to be radiant. Determine to be dynamic. Strive to be sincere. Aspire to be attuned.
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Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.
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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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Do more than believe: practice.
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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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Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future, challenge the improbable and attain the impossible.
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Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.
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The pessimist borrows trouble; the optimists lend encouragement.
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It is wise to direct your anger towards problems – not people; to focus your energies on answers – not excuses.
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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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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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The adventure of life is to learn.
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Commend while others are criticizing, persist while others are quitting.
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Friendship flourishes at the fountain of forgiveness.
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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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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.
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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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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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The essence of life is to care. The beauty of life is to give.
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