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Success never resides in the world of weak wishes, but in the palace of purposeful plans and prayerful persistence.

William Arthur Ward

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The greatest failure is the failure to try.
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Failure Greatness Try
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
Once trust is tarnished, it is hard to restore it to its original glow.
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Break Reality Trust
Men never plan to be failures; they simply fail to plan to be successful.
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Failure Inspirational Man Planning Success
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
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
In the face of unjust criticism we can become bitter or better; upset or understanding; hostile or humble; furious or forgiving.
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Anger Choice Deep Forgiveness Understand
A complaining tongue reveals an ungrateful heart.
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Gratitude Heart Reveal Talk
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
To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity.
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Human Laugh Mistake Wisdom
Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.
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Difference Dream People Preparation
Do more than believe: practice.
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Believe Deep One Liner Practice
We can learn much from wise words, little from wisecracks, and less from wise guys.
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Learning Wisdom Word
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
The winner asks, “May I help?” The loser asks, “Do you expect me to do that?”
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Expectation Help Myself Winner
Real optimism sees the negatives but accentuates the positive.
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Optimism Reality
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 essence of life is to care. The beauty of life is to give.
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Care Generosity Life
A friend is one who joyfully sings with you when you are on the mountaintop, and silently walks beside you through the valley.
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Friendship Joy Silence Sing
What you believe is more important than what you possess. What you live is more lasting than what you profess. Whom you inspire is more significant than whom you impress.
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Believe Important Inspirational Live Yourself
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
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
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
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
Do more than be fair: be kind.
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Kindness One Liner Right
Will someone else’s life be brighter tomorrow, because of what you have done today?
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Bright Life Yourself
Nothing limits achievement like small thinking; nothing expands possibilities like unleashed imagination.
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Achievement Limitation Possible Thinking

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