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For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.

While the thought held possession of her, she could not be made rude and malicious by the rudeness and malice of those about her.

When I find my work particularly difficult and discouraging, she writes me letters that make me feel glad and brave; for she is one of those from whom we learn that one painful duty fulfilled makes the next plainer and easier.

But it did her good, for those whose opinion had real value gave her the criticism which is an author’s best education, and when the first soreness was over, she could laugh at her poor little book, yet believe in it still, and feel herself the wiser and stronger for the buffeting she had received.

Next to trying and winning, the best thing is trying and failing.

While my care was employ'd in guarding against one fault, I was often surprised by another; habit took the advantage of inattention; inclination was sometimes too strong for reason.

Watch! Stand firm in the faith! Be courageous! Be strong!

Let all that you do be done in love.

But you be strong! Don’t let your hands be slack, for your work will be rewarded.”

Haven’t I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be dismayed, for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go.”

I press on toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Make up your minds that you are going to overcome every discouragement, and that you are not going to let any discouragement overcome you.

out of the hard and unusual struggle through which he is compelled to pass, he gets a strength, a confidence, that one misses whose pathway is comparatively smooth

The man who never weakens when things are against him will grow stronger and stronger until all things will delight to be for him.

And when you fall throughout life—and maybe even tonight after a few too many glasses of champagne—fall forward.

I want to fall… forward. At least I figure that way I’ll see what I’m about to hit.

I’ve found that nothing in life is worthwhile unless you take risks.

Never be discouraged. Never hold back. Give everything you’ve got.

Wretch, you are carrying about a god with you, and you know it not.

If one asks for success and prepares for failure, he will get the situation he has prepared for.

I, too, can work, and because I love to labor with my head and my hands, I am an optimist in spite of all.

Now I rejoice in the consciousness that I can think, act and attain heaven.

To be swayed by your fluctuating thoughts and impulses is to be weak and powerless; to rightly control and direct those forces is to be strong and powerful.

Give scrupulous attention to the duty of the present moment.