“The tears that you spill, the sorrowful, are sweeter than the laughter of snobs and the
guffaws of scoffers.”
-  Kahlil Gibran, “A Handful of Sand on the Shore”

“No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or
opened a new doorway for the human spirit.”
- Helen Keller

“A will finds a way.”
- Orison Swett Marden

“Every exit is an entry somewhere.”
- Tom Stoppard

“The cynic knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.”
- Oscar Wilde, “Lady Windemere’s Fan”

“You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses.”
- Ziggy

“Attitude produces character, and character produces hope.”
- Mark Brunett

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“The best and most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen or even touched.
They must be felt with the heart.” – Helen Keller

“Watch your manner of speech if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind. Start
each day by affirming peaceful, contented and happy attitudes and your days will
tend to be pleasant and successful.” – Norman Vincent Peale

“There are two ways of spreading light: To be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.” – Edith Wharton

“A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed.” – Henrik Ibsen

“Asking the right questions takes as much skill as giving the right answers.” – Robert Half

“The way to choose happiness is to follow what is right and real and the truth for you.” – Oprah Winfrey

“Believe it can be done. When you believe something can be done, really believe,
your mind will find the ways to do it. Believing there is a solution paves the way to a
solution.” – Dr. David Schwartz

“The secret  of  success  is  to be ready when your opportunity comes.” – Benjamin Disraeli

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“ Character is the real foundation for all worthwhile success”
- John Hays Hammond

“Character is power; it makes friends, draws patronage and support, and opens a sure
way to wealth, honor, and happiness.”
- John Howe

“Personality can open doors, but only character can keep them open.”
- Elmer G. Letterman

“Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.”
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

“To measure the man, measure his heart.”
- Malcolm Stevenson Forbes

“The true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when
we don’t know what to do.”
- John Holt

“Many a man’s reputation would not know his character if they met on the street.”
- Elbert Hubbard

“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

“A loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile person lives in a hostile world.
Everyone you meet is your mirror.”
- Ken Keys

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where
he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him
power.”
- Abraham Lincoln

“Bluntness is a virtue.”
- Allison Ling

“The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be
found out.”
- Thomas B. Macaulay