"When I was a child of seven years old, my friends, on a holiday, filled my pocket with coppers. I went directly to a shop where they sold toys for children; and, being charmed with the sound of a whistle, that I met by the way in the hands of another boy, I voluntarily offered and gave all my money for one. I then came home, and went whistling all over the house, much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers, and sisters, and cousins, understanding the bargain I had made, told me I had given four times as much for it as it was worth; put me in mind what good things I might have bought with the rest of the money; and laughed at me so much for my folly, that I cried with vexation; and the reflection gave me more chagrin than the whistle gave me pleasure. This however was afterwards of use to me, the impression continuing on my mind; so that often, when I was tempted to buy some unnecessary thing, I said to myself, Dont give too much for the whistle; and I saved my money. "

Franklin, Benjamin on uncategorised
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"Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius."

Disraeli, Benjamin on genius
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"Grief is the agony of an instant. The indulgence of grief the blunder of a life."

Disraeli, Benjamin on grief
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"Be determined to handle any challenge in a way that will make you grow."

Brown, Les on determination
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"Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss it you will land among the stars."

Brown, Les on excellence
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"Help others achieve their dreams and you will achieve yours."

Brown, Les on dream
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"Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears."

Brown, Les on fear
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"Forgive those who have hurt you."

Brown, Les on forgiveness
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"I believe that life is a journey, often difficult and sometimes incredibly cruel, but we are well equipped for it if only we tap into our talents and gifts and allow them to blossom."

Brown, Les on life
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"It's important to me that money not be important to me."

Brown, Les on money   

"You are the only real obstacle in your path to a fulfilling life."

Brown, Les on obstacles
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"Someone's opinion of you does not have to become your reality."

Brown, Les on opinions
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"If you are carrying strong feelings about something that happened in your past, they may hinder your ability to live in the present."

Brown, Les on past
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"Life has no limitations, except the ones you make."

Brown, Les on possibilities
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"Some people would rather get even instead of get ahead."

Brown, Les on revenge
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"Love yourself unconditionally, just as you love those closest to you despite their faults."

Brown, Les on love
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"Change is difficult but often essential to survival."

Brown, Les on change
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"But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams."

Yeats, William Butler on dream
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"Think where man's glory most begins and ends, And say my glory was I had such friends."

Yeats, William Butler on friends and friendship
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"And say my glory was I had such friends."

Yeats, William Butler on friends and friendship   

"Life is a long preparation for something that never happens."

Yeats, William Butler on planning
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"Certain defects are necessary for the existence of individuality."

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von on faults
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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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"Not the maker of plans and promises, but rather the one who offers faithful service in small matters. This is the person who is most likely to achieve what is good and lasting."

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von on achievement
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"If what happens does not make us richer, we must welcome it if it makes us wiser."

Johnson on experience   

"No one will persist long in helping someone who will not help themselves."

Johnson on aid and assistance
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"Our minds should not be empty because if they are not preoccupied by good, evil will break in upon them."

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"He that undervalues himself will undervalue others, and he that undervalues others will oppress them."

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"Try and forget our cares and sickness, and contribute, as we can to the happiness of each other."

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"When a person finds themselves predisposed to complaining about how little they are regarded by others, let them reflect how little they have contributed to the happiness of others."

Johnson on complaints and complaining
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"When things are bad, we take comfort in the thought that they could always get worse. And when they are, we find hope in the thought that things are so bad they have to get better."

Forbes, Malcolm S. on adversity
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"What is to give light must endure the burning."

Frankl, Viktor E. on adversity
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"Even if you fall on your face, you're still moving forward."

Gallagher, Robert C. on adversity
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"The worst thing that happens to you may be the best thing for you if you don't let it get the best of you."

Rogers, Will on adversity
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"Lord, let me live until I die."

Rogers, Will on famous last words
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"There is something to that old saying that hate injures the hater, not the hated."

Pilgrim, Peace on hatred
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"I don't eat junk foods and I don't think junk thoughts."

Pilgrim, Peace on health
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"We are all cells in the same body of humanity."

Pilgrim, Peace on humankind
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"I've met a few people who had to change their jobs in order to change their lives, but I've met many more people who merely had to change their motive to service in order to change their lives."

Pilgrim, Peace on job
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"People see themselves as the center of the universe and judge everything as it relates to them."

Pilgrim, Peace on judgment and judges
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