Marvin J. Ashton Quotes

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• Adversity will surface in every life. How we meet it makes the difference.
• Adaptability cushions the impact of change or disappointment.
• When a mother asked her small child how he fell out of bed, he answered, "Because I wasn't in far enough." Let me just say…
• Victories in life come through our ability to work around and over the obstacles that cross our path. We grow stronger as we climb our…
• True love is a process. True love requires personal action.
• Often our self-esteem is bruised by criticism.
• Constant criticism can wear one down and weaken knees.
• Give no time to finding fault of criticism.
• According to the dictionary, knock has two definitions: "to strike something with a sharp blow," and "to find fault with, a harsh and often petty…
• Love should be a vehicle allowed to travel without limitations.
• A diet of violence or pornography dulls the senses, and future exposures need to be rougher and more extreme. Soon the person is desensitized and…
• Worthiness is a process, and perfection is an eternal trek. We can be worthy to enjoy certain privileges without being perfect.
• In times of hurt and discouragement, it may be consoling for all of us to recall that no one can do anything permanently to us…
• Difficulties can be a valuable tool in our pursuit of perfection. Adversity need have no necessary connection with failure.
• God's love for us is constant and will not diminish, but he cannot rescue us from the painful results that are caused by wrong choices.
• I challenge youth to cooperate with parents who are concerned about your reading and your viewing. Be concerned yourself about what you take into your…
• Young people . . , God wants us to be victorious. He wants you to triumph over all of your foes. Stalwart and brave we…
• Some of us are inclined to look to the weaknesses and shortcomings of others in order to expand our own comfort zone.
• We ... tend to evaluate others on the basis of physical, outward appearance: their "good looks," their social status, their family pedigrees, their degrees, or…
• Tact is rubbing out another's mistakes, not rubbing them in.

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