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The optimist pleasantly ponders how high his kite will fly; the pessimist woefully wonders how soon his kite will fall.

William Arthur Ward

Men never plan to be failures; they simply fail to plan to be successful.
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Failure Inspirational Man Planning Success
Success never resides in the world of weak wishes, but in the palace of purposeful plans and prayerful persistence.
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Prayer Purpose Success Weakness World
Blessed is the person who sees the need, recognizes the responsibility, and actively becomes the answer.
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Answer Blessing Need Person Recognition Responsibility See
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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Help Love Yourself
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
Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.
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Forgiveness Heart
Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future, challenge the improbable and attain the impossible.
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Challenge Future Impossible Present
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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Believe Force Ignorance Love Myself Praise Yourself
Do more than believe: practice.
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Believe Deep One Liner Practice
Once trust is tarnished, it is hard to restore it to its original glow.
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Break Reality Trust
Vow to be valiant. Resolve to be radiant. Determine to be dynamic. Strive to be sincere. Aspire to be attuned.
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Character Determination Sincere
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
Everyone has a common, yet unique, responsibility to the future: to make the most of today.
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Deep Future Responsibility
If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.
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Achievement Dream Imagination Yourself
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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Acceptance Defeat Dignity Grace
Will someone else’s life be brighter tomorrow, because of what you have done today?
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Bright Life Yourself

The optimist pleasantly ponders how high his kite will fly; the pessimist woefully wonders how soon his kite will fall.

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