A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.
Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.
Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.
The experienced mountain climber is not intimidated by a mountain - he is inspired by it. The persistent winner is not discouraged by a problem--he is challenged by it. Mountains are created to be conquered; adversities are designed to be defeated; problems are sent to be solved. It is better to master one mountain than a thousand foothills.
The more we count the blessings we have, the less we crave the luxuries we haven't.
To the optimist all doors have handles and hinges; to the pessimist, all doors have locks and latches.
Will someone else's life be brighter tomorrow, because of what you have done today?
A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life.
Raised voices lower esteem. Hot tempers cool friendships. Loose tongues stretch truth. Swelled heads shrink influence. Sharp words dull respect.
Nothing limits achievement like small thinking; nothing expands possibilities like unleashed imagination.
Success never resides in the world of weak wishes, but in the palace of purposeful plans and prayerful persistence.
Words, like tranquil waters behind a dam, can become reckless and uncontrollable torrents of destruction when released without caution and wisdom.
A friend is one with whom you are comfortable, to whom you are loyal, through whom you are blessed, and for whom you are grateful.
TODAY can be a healthy unusual day for you-and for others-if you take time to give someone a smile . . . to express a word of kindness . . . to lend a helping hand to someone in need . . . ..to write a note of gratitude . . . to give a word of encouragement to someone who is temporarily overcome with problems . . . to share a portion of your material possessions with others.
The experienced mountain climber is not intimidated by a mountain - he is inspired by it.
If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.
Happiness is an inside job.
Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.
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.
The greatest failure is the failure to try.
Failure is not fatal. Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. It should challenge us to new heights of accomplishments, not pull us to new depths of despair. From honest failure can come valuable experience.
Another fresh new year is here . . . Another year to live! To banish worry, doubt, and fear, To love and laugh and give! This bright new year is given me To live each day with zest . . . To daily grow and try to be My highest and my best! I have the opportunity Once more to right some wrongs, To pray for peace, to plant a tree, And sing more joyful songs!
A complaining tongue reveals an ungrateful heart.
Each of us will one day be judged by our standard of life, not by our standard of living; by our measure of giving, not by our measure of wealth; by our simple goodness, not by our seeming greatness.
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