Positive Thoughts

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"A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame someone else."


- John Burroughs (1837 - 1921)
an American naturalist and nature essayist, active in the U.S. conservation movement

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"Even if it's a little thing, do something for those who need help, something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it."


- Albert Schweitzer (1875 - 1965)
Alsatian theologian, organist, writer, humanitarian, philosopher, and physician

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"Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm, and enthusiasm can be aroused by two things: first, an idea which takes the imagination by storm; and second, a definite, intelligible plan for carrying that idea into action."


- Arnold Toynbee (1889 - 1975)
A British historian, a philosopher of history, an author of numerous books and a research professor of international history at the London School of Economics and King's College in the University of London

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"The great end of art is to strike the imagination with the power of a soul that refuses to admit defeat even in the midst of a collapsing world."


- Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 - 1900)
German philosopher

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"Many people believe that support is something that you give to someone you feel sorry for or that it means propping up someone who would fail unless you were there to give him a boost. But that's not the way I see it. Support is the boost you can give someone who can help himself but who needs a partner to open a window or push aside a roadblock."


- Dave Thomas (1932 - 2002)
Founder of Wendy's

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"The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart."


- R.G. Ingersoll (1833 - 1899)
American lawyer

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"The highest reward for man's toil is not what he gets for it but what he becomes by it."


- John Ruskin (1819 - 1900)
English art critic

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"Fear is the opportunity for courage, not proof of cowardice."


- John McCain (1936 - 2018)
Former United States Senator

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"A human activity having for its purpose the transmission of the highest and best feelings to which men have risen."


- Leo Tolstoy (1828 - 1910)
Russian writer who is regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time, On the purpose of art

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"Fear does not stop death. It stops life. And worrying does not take away tomorrow's troubles. It takes away today's peace."

-Unknown

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