Positive Quote Of The Day November 2015

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"Conscience is the root of all true courage; if a man would be brave let him obey his conscience."- James Freeman Clarke (1810-1888) American Unitarian Minister and Author

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"Shallow men believe in luck, believe in circumstances -- it was somebody's name, or he happened to be there at the time, or it was so then, and another day would have been otherwise. Strong men believe in cause and effect." - Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882) American Poet and Essayist

[Jeff]

Another good one!

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"I have fought: that is much. Victory is in the hands of fate. Be that as it may with me, this at least future ages will not deny of me, be the victor who it may - that I did not fear to die, yielded to none of my fellows in constancy, and preferred a spirited death to a cowardly life. (These were the final words of Giordano Bruno (1548-1600), an Italian philosopher who refused to recant his beliefs when being tried by the Inquisition.)" - Giordano Bruno

[Jeff]

A brave man!

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You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.— Khalil Gibran

[Jeff]

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"If passion drives, let reason hold the reins."- Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790) American Statesman and Scientist

[Jeff]

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Do your best; take it as it comes. You can handle anything if you think you can. Just keep your cool and your sense of humor.-- Smiley Blanton, M.D. (1882-1966) American Psychiatrist

[Jeff]

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"Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it." - Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) American Poet and Essayist

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"The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook."- William James
(1842-1910) American Philosopher and Psychologist

[Jeff]

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Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.— Marcel Proust

[Jeff]

Nice one!

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"Don't listen to anyone who tells you that you can't do this or that. That's nonsense. Make up your mind, you'll never use crutches or a stick, then have a go at everything. Go to school, join in all the games you can. Go anywhere you want to. But never, never let them persuade you that things are too difficult or impossible. - Sir Douglas Bader was a British fighter pilot who lost both legs in a flying accident, but still fought in World War Two. He was knighted for his work with the disabled, and the quote above is from his talk to a 14-year-old boy who had lost a leg in a car accident."- Sir Douglas Bader (1910 - 1982) British Aviator

[Jeff]

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"My mother drew a distinction between achievement and success. She said that achievement is the knowledge that you have studied and worked hard and done the best that is within you. Success is being praised by others. That is nice but not as important or satisfying. Always aim for achievement and forget about success."
- Helen Hayes (b. Brown) (1900-1993) American Stage/Film Actress

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"If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother and hope your guardian genius."- Joseph Addison (1672-1719) English Writer and Statesman

[Jeff]

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Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.-- Japanese Proverb

[Jeff]

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Success is relative. It is what we can make of the mess we have made of things.-- T.S. Eliot

[Jeff]

Nice!

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Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.-- Les Brown

[Jeff]

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We were born to succeed, not to fail.-- Henry David Thoreau

[Jeff]

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"The important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part. The essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well."- Baron de Coubertin, The Olympic Creed

[Jeff]

I like it!:thumbsup:

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"As one's fortunes are reduced, one's spirit must expand to fill the void."- Winston Churchill

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"Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls him."- Romain Gary(1914-1980) French Writer

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"He felt that he could forgive anything to anyone, because happiness was the greatest agent of purification."- Ayn Rand (1905-1982) Russian-American Writer and Philosopher

[Jeff]

Nice!

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"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."- Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) British Politician

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"My idea of the modern stoic sage is someone who transforms fear into prudence, pain into information, mistakes into initiation, and desire into undertaking."- Nassim Taleb

[Jeff]

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Succeed at what matters.-- Max Lucado

[Jeff]

:thumbsup: great thought!

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"Every position must be held to the last man: there must be no retirement. With our backs to the wall, and believing in the justice of our cause, each one of us must fight on to the end."- Earl Douglas Haig (1861-1928) British General and Commander of the Expeditionary Force in World War I

[Jeff]

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"The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it."- Moliere (Jean Baptiste Poquelin) (1622 - 1673)French Playwright

[Jeff]

Good one!

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"I praise loudly; I blame softly."- Catherine the Second (1729 - 1796) Russian Empress

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"The force is within you. Force yourself."- Harrison Ford (1942-) American Actor

[Jeff]

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"Real heroes are men who fall and fail and are flawed, but win out in the end because they've stayed true to their ideals and beliefs and commitments."- Kevin Costner (1955) American Actor, Producer and Director

[Jeff]

Nice!

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Great is the road I climb, but the garland offered by an easier effort is not worth the gathering.-- Sextus Propertius (50BC-16AD) Roman Poet

[Jeff]

Good one!

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Keep in mind that the true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good.— Ann Landers

[Jeff]

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