Raised voices lower esteem. Hot tempers cool friendships. Loose tongues stretch truth. Swelled heads shrink influence. Sharp words dull respect.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDGod gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say ‘thank you?’
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Failure is delay, but not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead-end street.
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Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
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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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Men never plan to be failures; they simply fail to plan to be successful.
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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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‘If only’ is the excuse of the loser; ‘I can’ is the affirmation of the winner.
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Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you.
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Our words reveal our thoughts; our manners mirror our self-esteem; our actions reflect our character; our habits predict the future.
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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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Friendship flourishes at the fountain of forgiveness.
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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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To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity.
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Real optimism sees the negatives but accentuates the positive.
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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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Do more than be fair: be kind.
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Forgiveness from others is charity; from God, grace; from oneself, 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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Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.”
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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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The pessimist borrows trouble; the optimists lend encouragement.
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A success is one who decided to succeed and worked. A failure is one who decided to succeed and wished.
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Faith is knowing there is an ocean because you have seen a brook.
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The more patient we are, the more understanding we become.
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The experienced mountain climber is not intimidated by a mountain – he is inspired by it.
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Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.
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Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.
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