Cheerfulness is among the most laudable virtues. It gains you the good will and friendship of others. It blesses those who practice it and those upon whom it is bestowed.
B. C. FORBESWhen it comes to betting on yourself… you’re a chicken-livered coward if you hesitate.
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Bragging often precedes begging.
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History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.
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The men who have done big things are those who were not afraid to attempt big things, who were not afraid to risk failure in order to gain success.
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Backboneless employees are too ready to attribute the success of others to luck. Luck is usually the fruit of intelligent application. The man who is intent on making the most of his opportunities is too busy to bother about luck.
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If a pig could pray, it would pray for swill. What do you pray for?
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It is only the farmer who faithfully plants seeds in the Spring, who reaps a harvest in the Autumn.
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Temporary release from work, through vacations, becomes more welcome, more pleasurable, even more necessary, as we grow older.
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The be-all and end-all of life should not be to get rich, but to enrich the world.
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The things that are most worthwhile in life are really those within the reach of almost every normal human being who cares to seek them out.
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The man without religion is as a ship without a rudder.
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Use life to provide something that outlasts it.
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The Bible says, ‘Where there is no vision, the people perish.’ Have you a vision? And are you undeviatingly pressing and pushing toward its accomplishment? Dreaming alone will not get you there. Mix your dreams with determination and action.
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The bargain that yields mutual satisfaction is the only one that is apt to be repeated.
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To succeed, we must have the will to succeed, we must have stamina, determination, backbone, perseverance, self-reliance, and faith.
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A shady business never yields a sunny life.
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