Some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles.

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Holiness leads to wholeness and wholeness leads to happiness. ― Leslie Vernick

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One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn't pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.

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Consider the possibility that the little obstacles in life are not obstacles at all, but stepping stones.

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Growth inside fuels growth outside.

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My eyes were glued on life and they were full of tears. ― Jack Kerouac,

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I don't sing because I'm happy; I'm happy because I sing.

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Ability is of little account without opportunity.

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There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.

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Don't feel stupid if you don't like what everyone else pretends to love.

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