I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes that darken life. Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have – life itself.
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Learning hath gained most by those books by which the printers have lost.
Learning hath gained most by those books by which the printers have lost.
Depend on no man, on no friend but him who can depend on himself. He only who acts conscientiously toward read more
Depend on no man, on no friend but him who can depend on himself. He only who acts conscientiously toward himself, will act so toward others.
It is the growling man who lives a dog's life.
It is the growling man who lives a dog's life.
The common people of America display a quality of good common sense which is heartening to anyone who believes in read more
The common people of America display a quality of good common sense which is heartening to anyone who believes in the democratic process.
Re-examine all you have been told . . . Dismiss what insults your Soul. -Walt Whitman.
Re-examine all you have been told . . . Dismiss what insults your Soul. -Walt Whitman.
The tendency to whining and complaining may be taken as the surest sign symptom of little souls and inferior intellects.
The tendency to whining and complaining may be taken as the surest sign symptom of little souls and inferior intellects.
Experience is a dim lamp, which only lights the one who bears it.
Experience is a dim lamp, which only lights the one who bears it.
The only one who is wiser than anyone is everyone.
The only one who is wiser than anyone is everyone.
Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us every day.
Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us every day.
