There is nothing happens to any person but what was in his power to go through with.
- Topic: Adversity, Life, Power
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Think of what you have rather than of what you lack. Of the things you have, select the best and then reflect how eagerly you would have sought them if you did not have them.
You will find rest from vain fancies if you perform every act in life as though it were your last.
The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.
To change your mind and to follow him who sets you straight is to be nonetheless the free agent that you were before.
There is but one thing of real value—to cultivate truth and justice, and to live without anger in the midst of lying and unjust men.
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A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships.
Plans will get you into things, but you have got to work your way out.
No all storms come to disrupt your life, some come to clear your path.
Individuals are the sum of their unique experiences, challenges, and accomplishments. What matters is not the barriers they face, but how they choose to confront them. And their race is not to blame for everything—good or bad—that happens in their lives.
No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see the possibilities - always see them, for they're always there.
I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it—but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.
You will find rest from vain fancies if you perform every act in life as though it were your last.
My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness.
If you feel pain, you're alive. If you feel other people's pain, you're a human being.
There is a proper dignity and proportion to be observed in the performance of every act of life.
Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make the now the primary focus of your life.
There are a thousand excuses for failure but never a good reason.
Laugh as much as you breathe. Love as long as you live.
To love or have loved, that is enough. Ask nothing further. There is no other pearl of be found in the dark folds of life.
Never put off till tomorrow the fun you can have today.
The only way to live, is knowing you’re going to die. If you're afraid to die, you'll never be able to live.
They deem me mad because I will not sell my days for gold; and I deem them mad because they think my days have a price.
Never be bored, and you will never be boring.
Dying is nothing. What is terrible is not to live.
Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn’t have the power to say yes.
Put yourself in a state of mind where you say to yourself, "Here is an opportunity for me to celebrate like never before, my own power, my own ability to get myself to do whatever is necessary.
It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.
The day will soon come when I will show the world that the transmission of power and speech without the aid of any wires is possible.
My way of joking is to tell the truth. It is the funniest joke in the world.
You are the only person who thinks in your mind. You are the power and authority in your world.
The same power that rose Christ from the dead, is living inside of you.
