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Living at one's best is constant preparation for instant use.

The honest, faithful struggler should always realize that failure is but an episode in a true man's life,--never the whole story.

The knell of lost opportunity is never tolled in this life.

Every moment of life he is changing to a degree the life of the whole world.

No individual is so insignificant as to be without influence.

The only responsibility that a man cannot evade in this life is the one he thinks of least,--his personal influence.

There are men and women whose presence seems to radiate sunshine, cheer and optimism.

To make our influence felt we must live our faith, we must practice what we believe.

Trifles unnoted by us may be links in the chain of some great purpose.

We should ever let our influence filter through human love and sympathy.

We should not be merely an influence,--we should be an inspiration.

If you march your Winter Journeys you will have your reward, so long as all you want is a penguin's egg.

Life is a stern business in any case: why pretend that it is anything else?

If you are not prepared for discouragements and disillusions; if you will not be content with a small result for a big effort, then do not begin.

The real tragedy is the tragedy of the man who is braced to effort neither in the office nor out of it

I never arrived at the perfection I had been so ambitious of obtaining, but fell far short of it, yet I was, by the endeavour, a better and a happier man than I otherwise should have been if I had not attempted it

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.

Seek Yahweh and his strength. Seek his face forever more.

Honor and majesty are before him. Strength and gladness are in his place.

Oh give thanks to Yahweh. Call on his name. Make what he has done known among the peoples.

We exhort you, brothers: Admonish the disorderly; encourage the faint-hearted; support the weak; be patient toward all.

See that no one returns evil for evil to anyone, but always follow after that which is good for one another and for all.

He who calls you is faithful, who will also do it.

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

Therefore don’t throw away your boldness, which has a great reward.