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Happiness
depends upon ourselves.
~~Aristotle
You're braver than you believe,
and stronger than you seem,
and smarter than you think.
~~Christopher Robin
Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to
pieces,
I would still plant my apple tree.
~~Martin Luther
Since you cannot do good to all,
you are to pay special regard to those who,
by the accidents of time, or place, or circumstances,
are brought into closer connection with you.
~~Saint Augustine of Hippo
Laughter is the brush that sweeps away the cobwebs of the
heart.
Perhaps any of us could get along with perfect people.
But our task is to get along with imperfect people.
~~Richard L. Evans
Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem
to be or actually are, raise your sights and see
possibilities -- always see them, for they're always
there.
~~Norman Vincent Peale
He who stands for nothing, falls for anything.
You know your children are growing up
when they stop asking you where they came from
and refuse to tell you where they're going.
~~P. J. O-Rourke
Your worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the
reach of
God's grace. And your best days are never so good that
you are beyond
the need of God's grace.
~~Jerry Bridges
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The zoo is a place for animals to study the behavior of
human beings.
Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to
do.
Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you
can go wrong.
~~Ella Fitzgerald
The darkest moments of one's life
may carry the seeds of the brightest tomorrow.
If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the
worries of tomorrow,
you have no today to be thankful for.
A happy person is not a person in a certain set of
circumstances, but
rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.
~~Hugh Downs
In the fiery furnace of adversity is forged the greatest
of men and women.
For workers, resting is a job.
For resters, working is a job.
We need to learn the job.
~~Dr. Cubby
When the mouth stumbles, it is worse than the foot.
~~West African Proverb
If you are willing to admit you are wrong when you are
wrong, you are all right.
No matter what age we are, growing pains hurt...
...be it physical, spiritual, mental or emotional
~~Kay Johnstone
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To expect life to be tailored to our specifications is to
invite frustration.
Although the world is full of suffering,
it is full also of the overcoming of it
~~Helen Keller
Five Rules to be Happy.
1. Free your heart from hatred.
2. Free your mind from worries.
3. Live simply.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less.
Tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance,
character; and character, hope.
~~Romans
One of the most important ways to manifest integrity
is to be loyal to those who are not present.
In doing so, we build the trust of those who are present.
~~Stephen R. Covey
We judge others by their acts, but ourselves by our
intentions.
~~American Proverb
"Dwelling on the negative simply contributes to its
power."
~~Shirley MacLane
Thought is the blossom;
language the bud;
action the fruit behind it.
~~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Rather think like a non-looker than look like a
non-thinker.
~~Dr. Cubby
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.
~~Anais Nin
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Your morning thoughts may determine your conduct for the
day.
Optimistic thoughts will make your day bright and
productive,
while pessimistic thinking will make it dull and
wasteful.
~~William M. Peck
Don't let the littleness in others bring out the
littleness in you
Too many people miss the silver lining because they're
expecting gold.
~~Maurice Setter
He that sows thistles, shall reap prickles.
~~French Proverb
If you can shape it in your mind
You can find it in your life.
The greatest weakness of most humans is their hesitancy
to tell
others how much they love them while they're still alive.
~~O. A. Battista
When you spend your life worrying about how other people
feel, you lose track of how you feel.
You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will
live
in torment if you don't trust enough.
~~Frank Crane
He who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants
kindness gathers love.
He who doesn't look ahead remains behind.
~~Mexican Proverb
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He stands erect by bending over the fallen.
He rises by lifting others.
~~Robert Green Ingersoll
To every disadvantage there is a corresponding advantage.
~~W. Clement Stone
There is no medicine like HOPE,
no incentive so great,
and no tonic so powerful
as an expectation of something tomorrow.
~~O. S. Marden
Perhaps any of us could get along with perfect people.
But our
task is to get along with imperfect people.
~~Richard L. Evans
A clear conscience makes a soft pillow
A baby is an angel whose wings decrease as his legs
increase.
~~French Proverb
Kindness is like a boomerang, it always returns.
Compassion is a verb
Peace of mind is not the absence of conflict from life,
but the ability to cope with it.
Minds are like parachutes, they only function when open.