To bear defeat with dignity, to accept criticism with poise, to receive honors with humility – these are marks of maturity and graciousness.
Do more than dream. Work.
Our words reveal our thoughts; our manners mirror our self-esteem; our actions reflect our character; our habits predict the future.
The experienced mountain climber is not intimidated by a mountain – he is inspired by it.
Giving is more than a responsibility-it is a privilege; more than an act of obedience-it is evidence of our faith.
A complaining tongue reveals an ungrateful heart.
Friendship flourishes at the fountain of forgiveness.
Optimism is a seed sown in the soil of faith; pessimism is a seed hoarded in the vault of doubt.
Today’s patience can transform yesterday’s discouragements into tomorrow’s discoveries. Today’s purposes can turn yesterday’s defeats into tomorrow’s determination.
Three keys to more abundant living: caring about others, daring for others, sharing with others.
A life lived without forgiveness is a prison.
Wise are they who have learned these truths: Trouble is temporary. Time is tonic. Tribulation is a test tube.
We can choose to throw stones, to stumble on them, to climb over them, or to build with them.
If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.
Change, like sunshine, can be a friend or a foe, a blessing or a curse, a dawn or a dusk.
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.
A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition.
A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strenghs; feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities.
We can learn much from wise words, little from wisecracks, and less from wise guys.
To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity.