Raised voices lower esteem. Hot tempers cool friendships. Loose tongues stretch truth. Swelled heads shrink influence. Sharp words dull respect.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDThe more patient we are, the more understanding we become.
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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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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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Flying off the handle sometimes causes hammers and humans to lose their heads, as well as their effectiveness.
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Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future, challenge the improbable and attain the impossible.
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Forgiveness from others is charity; from God, grace; from oneself, wisdom.
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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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The greatest failure is the failure to try.
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Friendship flourishes at the fountain of forgiveness.
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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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Vow to be valiant. Resolve to be radiant. Determine to be dynamic. Strive to be sincere. Aspire to be attuned.
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Everyone has a common, yet unique, responsibility to the future: to make the most of today.
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Three enemies of personal peace: regret over yesterday’s mistakes, anxiety over tomorrow’s problems, and ingratitude for today’s blessings.
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Do more than be fair: be kind.
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The pessimist borrows trouble; the optimists lend encouragement.
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Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.
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