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"Character: The qualities built into an individual's life that
determine his or her response, regardless of circumstances."
-- Character First!
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"Encouragement is the fuel for tomorrow. Give the gift of
encouragement to others. Reward them for today and give them hope
for tomorrow. A person can travel farther on a kind word than on
just about anything else in life."
-- Unknown
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"Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us
bigger.... For the world was built to develop character, and we
must learn that the setbacks and griefs we endure help us in our
marching onward."
-- Henry Ford
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"Observation, not old age, brings wisdom.
-- Publilius Syrus
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"Character is shown in peace no less than in war. As the greatest
fertility of invention, the greatest perfection of armament will
not make soldiers out of cowards, so no mental training and no
bodily vigor will make a nation great if it lacks the fundamental
principles of honesty and moral cleanliness."
-- Theodore Roosevelt
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"Now more than ever before, the people are responsible for the
character of their Congress. If that body be ignorant, reckless,
and corrupt, it is because the people tolerate ignorance,
recklessness and corruption. If it be intelligent, brave and pure,
it is because the people demand these high qualities to represent
them in the national legislature....If the next centennial does not
find us a great nation...it will be because those who represent the
enterprise, the culture, and the morality of the nation do not aid
in controlling the political forces.."
--Former President James Garfield, 1877
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"There are only as many days in a year as you make use of. One man
gets only a week's value out of a year while another man gets a
full year's value out of a week."
-- Charles Richards
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Don't Quit
When things go wrong as they sometimes will.
When the road you're trudging seems all up hill.
When funds are low and the debts are high.
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh.
When care is pressing you down a bit.
Rest, if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns.
As everyone of us sometimes learns.
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out:
Don't give up though the pace seems slow
You may succeed with another blow.
Success is failure turned inside out
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt.
And you never can tell how close you are.
It may be near when it seems so far:
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit
It's when things seem worst that you must not QUIT.
-- Author Unknown
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