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When the quest of a dream has a detour or dip, look beyond your dismay and go finish the trip.
Mankind has the genius to bring all the world together and the ignorance to fight upon arrival.
Discipline is the long and arduous process of convincing the mind to abide by one's conscience.
In every difficult situation there is a door to opportunity for which optimism is the only key.
From a family tree that has healthy roots, there emerge hearty leaves and most beautiful fruits.
It has always been, and will always be true; those who do the most good suffer more than most do.
Few moments in life are more gratifying than those when the arrogant are exposed as the ignorant.
Sometimes the greatest victories we can make for mankind are the victories we make over ourselves.
Maturity is developed by respecting others and accepting responsibility for violating that respect.
Jealousy is the fire of envy that seeks to destroy another's beauty, rather than to create its own.
Being assertive in the home does not produce any smiling faces, but it does bring out a few tongues.
The pleasure of revenge is a fleeting emotion that is soon replaced by the affliction of conscience.
Self-mastery is the challenge of transforming yourself from own worst enemy into your greatest ally.
The best part about burning your candle at both ends is that everything is much brighter in the middle.
The deepest bonds of unity are forged through the trial of competing ideals that have compatible values.
Every optimistic path will take you farther, faster, and to greater altitude than any road of pessimism.
This world will slam doors in your face at every opportunity. Be willing to employ a foot when necessary.
Make it a practice to kick yourself for every time you answer your children with the words NOT RIGHT NOW.
Worthy goals are consistently achieved by enduring forces of adversity and opposition until they subside.
Success is found balanced between optimism and realism, where it is unhindered by the weight of pessimism.
Ignorance fears diversity as an invading enemy, while wisdom welcomes diversity in an alliance of friendship.
Children are best corrected to the point of their understanding, not to the extent of a parent's frustration.
Crying wolf may have been the boy's undoing, but the true irony was that the wolves were always lurking nearby.
Every diamond has the ability to shine when there is someone to recognize its good facets and inhibit its flaws.
I have heeded the lessons of the wise in that when life kicks me in the head, I turn to it my hind section also.
The most dire of all of life's grueling deceptions wedge themselves in in our minds between truth and perceptions.
Lies are like garbage that you can't throw away. They clutter your life, foul your air, and make living unbearable.
Rejoice in liberating moments of victory when conflicts, trials, and adversity fall momentarily under your command.
While parents should always provide shelter from a storm, they should sometimes allow children to play in the rain.
Those who judge children in their innocence, prove themselves the lesser of character and the greater of ignorance.
Scold your children, and they will know what is wrong; but correct them with love, and they will know what is right.
Believe in who you are, and trust in what you know is true. Your choices are reflections of the goodness within you.
The saddest things we fail at are fun things we never get to do, so in your busy day be sure to plan fun things too.
The only way to have room enough in our hearts to truly love others is to purge all hatred, and replace it with love.
By life's very nature we are compelled to find and maintain balance, or be subject to the symptoms of the lack thereof.
To gain the acceptance of your peers is an admirable task, but to truly accept yourself requires a much higher standard.
The value of hatred and ignorance is found in the fact that without them we could never truly appreciate wisdom and love.
Train children to bear responsibility as you would train them to build muscle. Add what they can handle, then prepare them for more.
A father who denies a child of his attention is no better than a fully-equipped medic who watches idly as a soldier bleeds to death.
I don't see the point in apologizing to someone who remains angry enough to throw me off a cliff...unless we are standing by a cliff.
Cherish every season of life; for without coldness, there is no comfort in warmth, and without darker days, there is no joy in light.
If as a family we must be selective listeners, then let us pay more attention to the words of the heart and less to the words of anger
When your woman gives you the silent treatment, say you're sorry, or you'll find out how truly sorry you are when her monologue resumes.
If we make every day better than the one before, today will be the best day yet, and the greatest days ever will await us in every tomorrow.
If you share in a heart-felt sorrow, you can lighten the load of a friend. Sometimes facing the burden together can mend two broken hearts in the end.
By persistent hard work you will rise to success, but ultimately your accomplishments will be measured by how you treated your loved ones on the way up.
Add a task to a busy person's plate, and it will get done in short order. Add a task to the plate of someone with nothing to do, and it will never get done.
Dedication is loyalty to a cause, even when hope has long expired for a successful outcome. It is an unstoppable determination to win regardless of the odds.
There is no greater blessing than a family hand that lifts you from a fall; but there is not lower curse than a family hand that strikes you when you're down.
Within the mind there are no lies-no possibility of deceiving oneself; and yet, somehow we all manage to bypass the safety of truth in pursuit of dangerous desires.