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The winner asks, “May I help?” The loser asks, “Do you expect me to do that?”

William Arthur Ward

The essence of life is to care. The beauty of life is to give.
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Care Generosity Life
Faith is knowing there is an ocean because you have seen a brook.
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Faith Ocean See
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
The more patient we are, the more understanding we become.
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Attitude Patience Understand
Real optimism sees the negatives but accentuates the positive.
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Optimism Reality
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
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
Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
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Expression Feeling Gratitude Present
Men never plan to be failures; they simply fail to plan to be successful.
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Failure Inspirational Man Planning Success
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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Anxiety Blessing Enemy Gratitude Mistake Peace Regret
Today is a most unusual day, because we have never lived it before; we will never live it again; it is the only day we have.
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Day Live
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
The winner asks, “May I help?” The loser asks, “Do you expect me to do that?”
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Expectation Help Myself Winner
Friendship flourishes at the fountain of forgiveness.
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Forgiveness Friendship
Raised voices lower esteem. Hot tempers cool friendships. Loose tongues stretch truth. Swelled heads shrink influence. Sharp words dull respect.
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Deep Friendship Respect Truth Voice Word
It is wise to direct your anger towards problems – not people; to focus your energies on answers – not excuses.
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Anger Direction Focus People Problem Wisdom

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