Positive Quote Of The Day March 2016

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"The first virtue of all really great men is that they are sincere. They eradicate hypocrisy from their hearts."- Anatole France

[Jeff]

Good thought!

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"Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress."- Nicholas Murray Butler

[Jeff]

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"Give us, O give us, the man who sings at his work! Be his occupation what it may, he is equal to any of those who follow the same pursuit in silent sullenness. He will do more in the same time -- he will do it better, he will persevere longer. One is scarcely sensible of fatigue whilst he marches to music."- Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Scottish Writer

[Jeff]

True!

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"Never neglect an extraordinary appearance or happening. It may be -- usually is, in fact -- a false alarm that leads to nothing, but it may on the other hand be the clue provided by fate to lead you to some important advance."- Sir Alexander Fleming (1881-1955), British microbioligist who discovered penicillin.

[Jeff]

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A warm smile is the universal language of kindness. - William Arthur Ward

[Jeff]

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"The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time."- Jack London

[Jeff]

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"Be the change that you want to see in the world."- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948) Indian Nationalist

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"The sages do not consider that making no mistakes is a blessing. They believe, rather, that the great virtue of man lies in his ability to correct his mistakes and continually make a new man of himself."- Wang Yang-Ming (1472 - 1529) Chinese Philosopher

[Jeff]

Thankfully true!

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"A life without purpose is a languid, drifting thing; Every day we ought to review our purpose, saying to ourselves: This day let me make a sound beginning, for what we have hitherto done is naught!"- Thomas a Kempis

[Jeff]

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We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us. - Joseph Campbell

[Jeff]