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Time to unite the Sacred Bands, Thebans and his people: one unit, one heart, one swing through life.
The moment I decided to follow instead of lead, I discovered the joys of becoming part of a small child's world.
If you have an open, loving, positive attitude, anything burdensome in life can be lightened!
The more we make an effort to keep our thoughts positive, the more pleasurable our journey in life will be.
The vision that the founding fathers had of rule of law and equality before the law and no one above the law, that is a very viable vision, but instead of that, we have quasi mob rule.
If this world could only grasp the power of forgiveness. Being able to forgive someone breaks the cycle of bitterness and vengeance
Now Bella, you know Jacob adores you. He naturally wants to protect you. He literally worships the ground you walk on." "Ha ha," Bella said dryly. "Earth demon. Worship the ground. Cute. Really cute.
We know where most of the creativity, the innovation, the stuff that drives productivity lies - in the minds of those closest to the work.
Control your destiny or somebody will.
You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.
Being wrong is acceptable, but staying wrong is totally unacceptable.
Most fears cannot withstand the test of careful scrutiny and analysis. When we expose our fears to the light of thoughtful examination they usually just evaporate.
When you're nice to people, they want to be nice back to you.
If you keep saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.
Emotionally I am an atheist. I don't have the evidence to prove that God doesn't exist, but I so strongly suspect he doesn't that I don't want to waste my time.
As the primary end of History is to record truth, impartiality, fidelity and accuracy are the fundamental qualities of an Historian.
Only he is successful in his business who makes that pursuit which affords him the highest pleasure sustain him.
In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when silence is not understood.
Love must be as much a light as it is a flame.
If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.
The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches of air and water working at their leisure with a liberal allowance of time.
We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the dark to our success.
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.
Live your life, do your work, then take your hat.
Don't be afraid that your life will end, be afraid that it will never begin!
What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.
If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined...
Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.
Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.
If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.
None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.
The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.
Love is the motivating principle by which the Lord leads us along the way towards becoming like Him, our perfect example. Our way of life, hour by hour, must be filled with the love of God and love for others.
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug.
All the world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming.
Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.
We can do anything we want to if we stick to it long enough.
No one has a right to consume happiness without producing it.
Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.
Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.
Nothing is interesting if you're not interested.
The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.
Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.
Nothing worthwhile comes easily. Work, continuous work and hard work, is the only way to accomplish results that last.
Be humble, if thou would'st attain to wisdom. Be humbler still, when wisdom thou hast mastered.
Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day.
Your religion is what you do when the sermon is over.
In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins, not through strength but by perseverance.
