GOOD WORDS & QUOTES

1. When FATE closes one door, FAITH opens another.

2. Some succeed because they are destined to, but most succeed because they are determined to.

3. Fools admire, but men of sense approve.

4. Confession of our faults is the next thing to innocence.

5. Only on the edge of the grave can man conclude anything.

6. Anger makes a rich man hated and a poor man scorned.

7. Ability is of little account without opportunity.

8. He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches.

9. In this world, there is always danger for those who are afraid of it.

10. When there is no strength in argument, then strength becomes argument.

11. God delays but never denies.

12. Experience is the name given to our mistakes.

13. GOD HIMSELF DOESN’T EVEN PROPOSE TO JUDGE A MAN UNTIL HIS DEATH, WHO ARE WE TO DO?

14. The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

15. The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.

16. Ask questions instead of giving orders.

17. Be hearty in approbation and lavish in praise.

18. Take care to get what you like or you will be forced to like what you get.

19. A failure establishes only this, that our determination to succeed was not strong enough.

20. The greatest remedy for anger is delay.

21. It’s an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war. - John F. Kennedy.

22. Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.

23. Where wealth accumulates men decay.

24. Never tell a man that he is wrong.

25. The ability to handle fear is called courage.

26. Mistake is human, forgiving is divine.

27. He who knows others is learned, he who knows himself is wise.

28. Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.

29. GOD IS SIN 90, EVIL IS COS 90 & MY LOVE FOR YOU IS TAN 90.

30. The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. – Eleanor Roosevelt.

31. Choice favors the prepared mind. – Louis Pasteur.

32. 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. – Dr. Martin Luther King.

33. The easiest way to escape accountability is to blame reality.

34. The best form of leadership is leadership by example.

35. You must be the change you want to see in the world. – Gandhi.

36. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

37. He slept beneath the moon. He basked beneath the sun. He lived a life of going to and died with nothing done. – James Albery.

38. The first duty of a university is to teach wisdom, not trade; character, not technicalities.

39. An expert is one who knows all answers when you ask the right questions.

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SHORT STORY: Hello, friends, A long letter, but worth knowing the story. A great note for all to read, it will take just 37 seconds to read this and change your thinking. Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room's only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back. The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation. Every afternoon when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window. The man in the other bed began to live for those one-hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside. The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every color and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance. As the man by the window described all this in exquisite detail, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine the picturesque scene. One warm afternoon the man by the window described a parade passing by. Although the other man couldn't hear the band - he could see it. In his mind's eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words. Days and weeks passed. One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring
water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in his sleep. She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away. As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone. Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the real world outside. He strained to slowly turn to look out the window beside the bed. It faced a blank wall. The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this window. The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall. She said, "Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you.”

Epilogue: There is tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our own situations. Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared is doubled. If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that money can't buy. "Today is a gift, that's why its called the present.