Three enemies of personal peace: regret over yesterday’s mistakes, anxiety over tomorrow’s problems, and ingratitude for today’s blessings.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDThe greatest failure is the failure to try.
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Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and character.
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There is one thing we can do better than anyone else: we can be ourselves.
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Men never plan to be failures; they simply fail to plan to be successful.
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A friend is one with whom you are comfortable, to whom you are loyal, through whom you are blessed, and for whom you are grateful.
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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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Forgiveness from others is charity; from God, grace; from oneself, wisdom.
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Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.
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To bear defeat with dignity, to accept criticism with poise, to receive honors with humility – these are marks of maturity and graciousness.
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To the optimist all doors have handles and hinges; to the pessimist, all doors have locks and latches.
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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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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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The pessimist borrows trouble; the optimists lend encouragement.
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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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Encourage me, and I will not forget you.
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A success is one who decided to succeed and worked. A failure is one who decided to succeed and wished.
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