There is one thing we can do better than anyone else: we can be ourselves.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDThe optimist pleasantly ponders how high his kite will fly; the pessimist woefully wonders how soon his kite will fall.
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A success is one who decided to succeed and worked. A failure is one who decided to succeed and wished.
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Real optimism sees the negatives but accentuates the positive.
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To the optimist all doors have handles and hinges; to the pessimist, all doors have locks and latches.
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Happiness is an inside job.
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Friendship flourishes at the fountain of forgiveness.
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If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.
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We can be resentful of our age, or we can be grateful for having attained it.
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‘If only’ is the excuse of the loser; ‘I can’ is the affirmation of the winner.
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The greatest failure is the failure to try.
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The winner asks, “May I help?” The loser asks, “Do you expect me to do that?”
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Men never plan to be failures; they simply fail to plan to be successful.
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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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Real optimism is aware of problems but recognizes the solutions.
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The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
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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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Three keys to more abundant living: caring about others, daring for others, sharing with others.
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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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A complaining tongue reveals an ungrateful heart.
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Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.
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Our greatest challenge-our greatest opportunity-is found in these words: ‘Choose ye this day.’
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Everyone has a common, yet unique, responsibility to the future: to make the most of today.
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Faith is knowing there is an ocean because you have seen a brook.
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A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition.
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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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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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