Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future, challenge the improbable and attain the impossible.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDThe essence of life is to care. The beauty of life is to give.
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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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Failure is delay, but not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead-end street.
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Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.
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Once trust is tarnished, it is hard to restore it to its original glow.
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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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Raised voices lower esteem. Hot tempers cool friendships. Loose tongues stretch truth. Swelled heads shrink influence. Sharp words dull respect.
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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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Will someone else’s life be brighter tomorrow, because of what you have done today?
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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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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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Happiness is an inside job.
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Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
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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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The more we count the blessings we have, the less we crave the luxuries we haven’t.
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Forgiveness from others is charity; from God, grace; from oneself, wisdom.
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Everyone has a common, yet unique, responsibility to the future: to make the most of today.
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There is one thing we can do better than anyone else: we can be ourselves.
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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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Blessed is the person who sees the need, recognizes the responsibility, and actively becomes the answer.
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Do more than be fair: be kind.
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Men never plan to be failures; they simply fail to plan to be successful.
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A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strenghs; feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities.
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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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Words, like tranquil waters behind a dam, can become reckless and uncontrollable torrents of destruction when released without caution and wisdom.
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The winner asks, “May I help?” The loser asks, “Do you expect me to do that?”
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