A peacemaker always fares better than an agitator. In today’s “everything is negotiable” society, we are bombarded with messages telling us that we get what…
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If life hands you a lemon, don’t complain, but instead make a lemonade to sell to those who are thirsty from complaining. Wally Amos, the…
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Don’t blame children who are bad. Blame those who failed to discipline them. Ralph Waldo Emerson once observed, “Our chief want in life is somebody…
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You never know who your real friends are until adversity overtakes you and you need cooperation. Everybody loves a winner, it has been said, but…
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Before opportunity crowns you with great success. It usually tests your mettle through adversity. Adversity provides the resistance necessary to develop the strength to overcome…
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Your failure may prove to be an asset. Provided you know why you failed. There are a few occasions during our brief time on earth…
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A wise man watches his/her faults more closely than his/her virtues; fools reverse the order. We all have within us the potential for greatness or…
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Human faults are like garden weeds. They grow without cultivation and soon take over the place if they aren’t thinned out. Habits are formed…
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If you don’t want your life to be “messed up,” don’t fool around with those who have messed up theirs. It is peculiar of…
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If you have no major purpose, you are drifting toward certain failure. Not having a major purpose for your life is like trying to…