He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven.

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Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.

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Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength. -Saint Francis de Sales

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There is no greater source of strength and power for me in my life than going still, being quiet and recognizing what real power is. — Oprah Winfrey

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No matter what is going on around or within you, everything at some point must change. It's harder to accept when things are great - and a source of strength when change is what you need. Either way, it reminds me to try my best to be fully present in every moment. — Kandyse McClure

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In every victory, Let it be said of me...My source of strength, My source of hope... Is Christ alone. — Brian Littrell

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Beware of charisma . . . Representative Men; was Ralph Waldo Emerson's 1850 phrase for the great men in a democracy . . . Is there some common quality among these Representative Men who have been most successful as our leaders? I call it the need to be authentic-or, as our dictionaries tell us, conforming to fact and therefore worthy of trust, reliance or belief. While the charismatic has an uncanny outside source of strength, the authentic is strong because he is what he seems to be. — Daniel J. Boorstin

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Integrity is doing what is right and truthful, and doing as you say you would do. ― Roy T. Bennett

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Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength. - Charles Spurgeon

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Hope is not pretending that troubles don't exist. It is the trust that they will not last forever, that hurts will be healed and difficulties overcome. It is faith that a source of strength and renewal lies within to lead us through the dark into the sunshine. — Liz Chase

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