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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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Forgiveness from others is charity; from God, grace; from oneself, wisdom.
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The greatest ideas, the most profound thoughts, and the most beautiful poetry are born from the womb of silence.
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Real optimism sees the negatives but accentuates the positive.
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The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
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A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition.
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Once trust is tarnished, it is hard to restore it to its original glow.
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Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future, challenge the improbable and attain the impossible.
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Will someone else’s life be brighter tomorrow, because of what you have done today?
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The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
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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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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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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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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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Success never resides in the world of weak wishes, but in the palace of purposeful plans and prayerful persistence.
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Real optimism is aware of problems but recognizes the solutions.
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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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Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.
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Everyone has a common, yet unique, responsibility to the future: to make the most of today.
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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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The winner asks, “May I help?” The loser asks, “Do you expect me to do that?”
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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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We can be resentful of our age, or we can be grateful for having attained it.
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The optimist pleasantly ponders how high his kite will fly; the pessimist woefully wonders how soon his kite will fall.
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‘If only’ is the excuse of the loser; ‘I can’ is the affirmation of the winner.
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We can learn much from wise words, little from wisecracks, and less from wise guys.
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Nothing limits achievement like small thinking; nothing expands possibilities like unleashed imagination.
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The greatest failure is the failure to try.
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