"Defeat never comes to any man until he admits it."

Daniels, Josephus on defeat
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"There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other."

Everett, Douglas on ability
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"The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was 'involved' -the pig was 'committed"

Unknown on commitment
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"All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think, we become."

Buddha on thoughts and thinking
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"The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly."

Buddha on present
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"A politician's words reveal less about what he thinks about his subject than what he thinks about his audience."

Will, George F. on politics   

"Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything."

Shaw, George Bernard on change
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"Do not give in too much to feelings. A overly sensitive heart is an unhappy possession on this shaky earth."

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von on feelings
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"Confess you were wrong yesterday; it will show you are wise today."

Proverb on confession
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"From his cradle to his grave a man never does a single thing which has any FIRST AND FOREMOST object but one -- to secure peace of mind, spiritual comfort, for HIMSELF."

Twain, Mark on motives   

"Honesty is the best policy; but he who is governed by that maxim is not an honest man."

Whately, Richard on honesty   

"Pride and poverty don't get along, but often live together."

Proverb on pride
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"All things come to him who waits -- provided he knows what he is waiting for."

Wilson, Woodrow T. on patience
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"Never explain -- your friends do not need it, and your enemies will not believe you anyway."

Hubbard, Elbert on nations
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"Talk to me about the truth of religion and I'll listen gladly. Talk to me about the duty of religion and I'll listen submissively. But don't come talking to me about the consolations of religion or I shall suspect that you don't understand."

Lewis, C. S. on religion
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"You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity."

Angelis, Barbara De on adversity
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"Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending."

Bard, Carl on beginning
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"You cannot be lonely if you like the person you're alone with."

Dyer, Wayne on loneliness
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"I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine."

Perls, Fritz Dr. on expectation
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