Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and character.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDWhat 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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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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When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.
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Raised voices lower esteem. Hot tempers cool friendships. Loose tongues stretch truth. Swelled heads shrink influence. Sharp words dull respect.
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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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Flying off the handle sometimes causes hammers and humans to lose their heads, as well as their effectiveness.
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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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Success never resides in the world of weak wishes, but in the palace of purposeful plans and prayerful persistence.
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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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The more patient we are, the more understanding we become.
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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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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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The adventure of life is to learn.
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The essence of life is to care. The beauty of life is to give.
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Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
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Forgiveness from others is charity; from God, grace; from oneself, wisdom.
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