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Raised voices lower esteem. Hot tempers cool friendships. Loose tongues stretch truth. Swelled heads shrink influence. Sharp words dull respect.

William Arthur Ward

Everyone has a common, yet unique, responsibility to the future: to make the most of today.
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Deep Future Responsibility
‘If only’ is the excuse of the loser; ‘I can’ is the affirmation of the winner.
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Failure Lose Winner
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
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Change Expectation Perspective Reality
The more patient we are, the more understanding we become.
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Attitude Patience Understand
We can be resentful of our age, or we can be grateful for having attained it.
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Age Gratitude Ourselves
Love is more than a noun-it is a verb; it is more than a feeling-it is caring, sharing, helping, sacrificing.
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Care Feeling Generosity Love Sacrifice
Commend while others are criticizing, persist while others are quitting.
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Persistence Praise Quit
Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.
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Difference Dream People Preparation
Men never plan to be failures; they simply fail to plan to be successful.
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Failure Inspirational Man Planning Success
In the face of unjust criticism we can become bitter or better; upset or understanding; hostile or humble; furious or forgiving.
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Anger Choice Deep Forgiveness Understand
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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Faith Fear Feeling Freedom Friendship Possible Spirit Strength True Weakness
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 Gift Gratitude Health Light Morning Night
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
To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity.
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Human Laugh Mistake Wisdom
The greatest ideas, the most profound thoughts, and the most beautiful poetry are born from the womb of silence.
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Beautiful Born Greatness Ideas Poetry Silence
If you would be interesting, be interested, if you would be pleased, be pleasing, if you would be loved, be loveable, if you would be helped be helpful.
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Help Love Yourself

Raised voices lower esteem. Hot tempers cool friendships. Loose tongues stretch truth. Swelled heads shrink influence. Sharp words dull respect.

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