And so long as I can laugh, never will I be poor. This then, is one of nature’s greatest gifts and I will waste it no more.
OG MANDINOMy reasoning they may counter; my speech they may distrust; my apparel they may disapprove; my face they may reject; and even my bargains may cause them suspicion; yet my love will melt all hearts liken to the sun whose rays soften the coldest clay.
More Og Mandino Quotes
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Pay less attention to what you hear about someone, and more to what you learn about them as you make the effort.
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Remember that the most difficult tasks are consummated, not by a single explosive burst of energy or effort, but by the constant daily application of the best you have within you.
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Each problem has a positive side.
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I am not a human being, I am a human becoming.
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Never, in all of the seventy billion humans who have walked this planet since the beginning of time has there been anyone exactly like you.
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If I must be a slave to habit let me be a slave to good habits.
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The victory of success is half won when one gains the habit of setting goals and achieving them. Even the most tedious chore will become endurable as you parade through each day convinced that every task, no matter how menial or boring, brings you closer to achieving your dreams.
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With no goals, no priorities, no life strategy of our own, we drift with the herd through an endless meadow of mediocrity, unable to break loose, to achieve even a small part of the dreams we once cherished.
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A smile remains the most inexpensive gift I can bestow on anyone and yet its powers can vanquish kingdoms.
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Never feel shame for trying and failing, for he who never failed is he who never tried.
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Count your blessings. Once you realize how valuable you are and how much you have going for you, the smiles will return, the sun will break out, the music will play, and you will finally be able to move forward the life that God intended for you with grace, strength, courage, and confidence.
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True happiness lies within you.
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Remind thyself, in the darkest moments, that every failure is only a step toward success, every detection of what is false directs you toward what is true, every trial exhausts some tempting form of error, and every adversity will only hide, for a time, your path to peace and fulfillment.
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Without enthusiasm you are doomed to a life of mediocrity, but with it you can accomplish miracles.
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I will act now. I will act now. I will act now. With these words I can condition my mind to perform every action necessary for my success.
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