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    “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” ~ Helen Keller

      “Someone is enjoying shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.” ~ Warren Buffett

        Knowledge is knowing what to say. Wisdom is knowing when to say it.

          If we wait until we're ready, we'll be waiting for the rest of our lives.

            “Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.” ~ W. Clement Stone

              "Don't be afraid to give up the good and go for the great." ~ Steve Prefontaine

                "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self." ~ Ernest Hemingway

                  “Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities — always see them, for they’re always there.” ~ Norman Vincent Peale

                    “I dream of a better tomorrow, where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

                      “This is my wish for you: Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag, beauty for your eyes to see, friendships to brighten your being, faith so that you can believe, confidence for when you doubt, courage to know yourself, patience to accept the truth, Love to complete your life.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

                        “No change in circumstances can repair a defect of character.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

                          “To the attentive eye, each moment of the year has its own beauty, and in the same fields, it beholds, every hour, a picture which was never seen before, and which shall never be seen again.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

                            “A man is known by the books he reads.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

                              “To finish the moment, to find the journey’s end in every step of the road, to live the greatest number of good hours, is wisdom.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

                                “Shall I tell you the secret of the true scholar? It is this: every man I meet is my master in some point, and in that I learn of him.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

                                  “Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

                                    “To a dull mind all of nature is leaden. To the illumined mind the whole world burns and sparkles with light.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

                                      “Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with all your might. Put your whole soul into it. Stamp it with your own personality. Be active, be energetic, be enthusiastic and faithful, and you will accomplish your object. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

                                        “As we grow old…the beauty steals inward.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

                                          “The world makes way for the man who knows where he is going” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson