Nothing limits achievement like small thinking; nothing expands possibilities like unleashed imagination.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDThree enemies of personal peace: regret over yesterday’s mistakes, anxiety over tomorrow’s problems, and ingratitude for today’s blessings.
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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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Forgiveness from others is charity; from God, grace; from oneself, wisdom.
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Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
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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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Do more than believe: practice.
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Flying off the handle sometimes causes hammers and humans to lose their heads, as well as their effectiveness.
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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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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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The experienced mountain climber is not intimidated by a mountain – he is inspired by it.
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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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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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Real optimism sees the negatives but accentuates the positive.
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Do more than be fair: be kind.
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Commend while others are criticizing, persist while others are quitting.
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A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition.
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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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Enthusiasm is the match that lights the candle of achievement.
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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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‘If only’ is the excuse of the loser; ‘I can’ is the affirmation of the winner.
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When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.
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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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There is one thing we can do better than anyone else: we can be ourselves.
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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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Blessed is the person who sees the need, recognizes the responsibility, and actively becomes the answer.
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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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Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future, challenge the improbable and attain the impossible.
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