Failure is delay, but not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead-end street.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDA complaining tongue reveals an ungrateful heart.
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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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Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
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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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Vow to be valiant. Resolve to be radiant. Determine to be dynamic. Strive to be sincere. Aspire to be attuned.
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Men never plan to be failures; they simply fail to plan to be successful.
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Real optimism is aware of problems but recognizes the solutions.
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Blessed is the person who sees the need, recognizes the responsibility, and actively becomes the answer.
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Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.
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Will someone else’s life be brighter tomorrow, because of what you have done today?
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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 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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The greatest ideas, the most profound thoughts, and the most beautiful poetry are born from the womb of silence.
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Happiness is an inside job.
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Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you.
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Nothing limits achievement like small thinking; nothing expands possibilities like unleashed imagination.
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The greatest failure is the failure to try.
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Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.
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The more patient we are, the more understanding we become.
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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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Friendship flourishes at the fountain of forgiveness.
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Encourage me, and I will not forget you.
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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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If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.
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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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Success never resides in the world of weak wishes, but in the palace of purposeful plans and prayerful persistence.
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Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.
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