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“Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.”

“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.”

“Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.”

“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.”

“It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business.”

“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.”

“To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.”

“You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.”

“Right now, in this moment, your soul has again created opportunity for you to be, do, and have what it takes to know Who You Really Are. Your soul has brought you to the words you are reading right now-as it has brought you to words of wisdom and truth before. What will you do now? What will you choose to be? Your soul waits, and watches with interest, as it has many times before.”

“If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.”

“To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing and be nothing.”

“In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.”

“A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.”

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”

“When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity.”

“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.”

“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.”

“This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.”

“Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.”

“I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine.”

“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.”

“Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.”

“The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself, he becomes wise.”

“The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.”

“Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.”

“If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought.”

“Too many people spend money they haven't earned to buy things they don't want to impress people they don't like.”

“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”

“You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you are going, because you might not get there.”