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Our greatest challenge-our greatest opportunity-is found in these words: ‘Choose ye this day.’

William Arthur Ward

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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Carry Design Hard Time Man Moments Pain Philosophy
Real optimism sees the negatives but accentuates the positive.
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Optimism Reality
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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Acceptance Defeat Dignity Grace
The more we count the blessings we have, the less we crave the luxuries we haven’t.
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Blessing Gratitude Luxury
Success never resides in the world of weak wishes, but in the palace of purposeful plans and prayerful persistence.
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Prayer Purpose Success Weakness World
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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Encouragement Kindness Praise
A success is one who decided to succeed and worked. A failure is one who decided to succeed and wished.
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Decision Failure Inspirational Success
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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Believe Important Inspirational Live Yourself
Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future, challenge the improbable and attain the impossible.
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Challenge Future Impossible Present
Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.
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Forgiveness Heart
Real optimism is aware of problems but recognizes the solutions.
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Problem Reality Recognition Value
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.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD

Believe Force Ignorance Love Myself Praise Yourself
Delays, disappointments and defeats cause quitters to give up in resignation; losers, to give in the frustration; winners, to come through with determination.
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Determination Disappointment Frustration Give Up Lose Quit Winner
The optimist pleasantly ponders how high his kite will fly; the pessimist woefully wonders how soon his kite will fall.
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Difference Perspective Thinking
Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.
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Learning Thinking
Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.
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Inspirational Missing Opportunity Sun Wait

Our greatest challenge-our greatest opportunity-is found in these words: ‘Choose ye this day.’

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