Words, like tranquil waters behind a dam, can become reckless and uncontrollable torrents of destruction when released without caution and wisdom.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDThe mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
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Real optimism sees the negatives but accentuates the positive.
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Three enemies of personal peace: regret over yesterday’s mistakes, anxiety over tomorrow’s problems, and ingratitude for today’s blessings.
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Faith is knowing there is an ocean because you have seen a brook.
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Once trust is tarnished, it is hard to restore it to its original glow.
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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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Commend while others are criticizing, persist while others are quitting.
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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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Nothing limits achievement like small thinking; nothing expands possibilities like unleashed imagination.
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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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The adventure of life is to learn.
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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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The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
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Happiness is an inside job.
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Blessed is the person who sees the need, recognizes the responsibility, and actively becomes the answer.
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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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When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.
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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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We can learn much from wise words, little from wisecracks, and less from wise guys.
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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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Do more than be fair: be kind.
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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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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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Our greatest challenge-our greatest opportunity-is found in these words: ‘Choose ye this day.’
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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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To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity.
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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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