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The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt by the heart.
Never bend your head. Hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
Self-pity is the worst enemy, and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.
We could never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.
The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight, but has no vision.
I do not want the peace which passeth understanding; I want the understanding that bringeth peace.
Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.
Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.
Believe, when you are most unhappy, that there is something for you to do in the world. So long as you can sweeten another's pain, life is not in vain.
Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is a daring adventure, or nothing.
I am only one; but I am still one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. I will not refuse to do the something I can do.
I fall, I stand still... I trudge on, I gain a little... I get more eager and climb higher and begin to see the widening horizon. Every struggle is a victory.
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved.
Be of good cheer. Do not think of today's failures, but of the success that may come tomorrow. You have set yourselves a difficult task, but you will succeed; and you will find joy in overcoming obstacles. Remember, no effort that we make to attain something beautiful is ever lost.
It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for powers equal to our tasks, to go forward with a great desire forever beating at the door of our hearts as we travel towards our distant goal.
The unselfish effort to bring cheer on others will be the beginning of a happier life for ourselves.
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