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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.

William Arthur Ward

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God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say ‘thank you?’
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Gift God Gratitude Thankful Yourself
We are more than what we do much more than what we accomplish far more than what we possess.
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Accomplishment Worth
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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Determination Disappointment Frustration Give Up Lose Quit Winner
The more we count the blessings we have, the less we crave the luxuries we haven’t.
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Blessing Gratitude Luxury
I have the opportunity, once more to right some wrongs, to pray for peace, to plant some trees, and sing more joyful songs.
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Joy Myself Opportunity Peace Plant Prayer Right Sing Tree Wrong
A success is one who decided to succeed and worked. A failure is one who decided to succeed and wished.
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Decision Failure Inspirational Success
Do more than be fair: be kind.
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Kindness One Liner Right
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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Accomplishment Challenge Death Experience Failure Honesty Ourselves
Words, like tranquil waters behind a dam, can become reckless and uncontrollable torrents of destruction when released without caution and wisdom.
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Destruction Wisdom Word
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
The greatest failure is the failure to try.
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Failure Greatness Try
Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.”
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Blessing Change Gratitude Job Joy Opportunity Ordinary Transformation
Flying off the handle sometimes causes hammers and humans to lose their heads, as well as their effectiveness.
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Death Effect Fly Human Lose
The pessimist borrows trouble; the optimists lend encouragement.
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Difference Encouragement Generosity Trouble
Men never plan to be failures; they simply fail to plan to be successful.
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Failure Inspirational Man Planning Success
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

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