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Forgiveness works the miracle of change.

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See it big, and keep it simple.

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Great men are little men expanded; great lives are ordinary lives intensified.

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Laughter is the best medicine for a long and happy life. He who laughs lasts!

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Love is the creative fire, the inspiration that keeps the torch of progress aflame.

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The supreme art of living is to strive to live each day well.

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The art of achievement is the art of making life - your life - a masterpiece.

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Love, in the words of the Master, is the shining commandment: LOVE ONE ANOTHER.

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Believe! An old Latin proverb reads: "Believe that you have it and you have it."

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Words of encouragement fan the spark of genius into the flame of achievement.

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Love is down to earth and it reaches to the highest star; it is the valey of humility and the mopuntaintop of…

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Inject laughter into tense situations to save the day; laughter calms tempers and soothes jangled nerves.

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I believe that to pray without ceasing means to think good thoughts without ceasing.

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He knows that as long as a man keeps his faith in God and in himself nothing can permanently defeat him.

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The art of work . . . It is going to your work as you go to worship, with a prayer of…

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In cathedral or cottage, the art of worship is an inner adventure; it is the personal practice of the presence of God.

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Prayer is dedicating our thought, feeling and action to the expression of goodness. It is to become like a window through which…

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Love is the dove of peace, the spirit of brotherhood, it is tenderness and compassion, forgiveness and tolerance.

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Imagination is a flame that ignites the creative spirit. Imagination lights up your mind by stoking mental fires. It can be stimulated…

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It is time to browse through the precious books that have meant the most to you that you may rediscover illuminating phrases…

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Response is what we have trained ourselves to be; it is a reflection of our manhood, character, ideals. We cannot always control…

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The art of thinking is the greatest art of all, for 'as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.' The…

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Release your problem to God with a prayer that the answer will come in its own good time and place. Hold the…

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When one has reverence for life, one will never do anything to harm, hinder, or destroy life. Instead one bends every effort…

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Imagination inspires you to look at everything with fresh eyes, as though you had just come forth from a dark tunnel into…

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Success is ninety-nine percent mental attitude. It calls for love, joy, optimism, confidence, serenity, poise, faith, courage, cheerfulness, imagination, initiative, tolerance, honesty,…

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Imagination helps you to recognize the reality of facts, but then to go beyond them, to penetrate beneath them, to rise above…

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Prayer works in the mind as a healing force. It calms the patient, enlightens the physician, guides the surgeon, and it often…

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Today's world needs change, alteration, renewal, and corrections of errors. It needs new ideas, new approaches, methods, plans, procedures, and new ways…

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Few of us will do the spectacular deeds of heroism that spread themselves across the pages of our newspapers in big black…

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You are a bundle of mysteries. Finding and conquering yourself is a lifetime task. There are unplumbed depths in you full of…

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Good will is a power that can be used every day of the year and every hour of the day. It is…

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Adventure begins with you, personally. It is in the way you look at things. It is the mental stance you take as…

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Believing is a daring adventure into the unseen, it is a radiant faith in the unexplored, the undiscovered, the miracles of the…

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The art of love is God at work through you.

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We give of ourselves when we give gifts of the heart: love, kindness, joy, understanding, sympathy, tolerance, forgiveness. . .

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He can talk to himself about his dreams, hopes and aspirations. He can convince himself that there is a place for him…

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I believe that God is a power underneath my life here on earth. His goodness undergirds me and uplifts me.

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In gratitude for God's gift of life to us we should share that gift with others. The art of giving encompasses many…

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