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 We can be absolutely certain only about things we do not understand.  The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion. Simplicity, clarity, singleness: these are the attributes that give our lives power and vividness and joy. Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it. Opportunities are everywhere. What happiness is there which is not purchased with more or less of pain? Like success, failure is many things to many people. With Positive Mental Attitude, failure is a learning experience, a rung on the ladder, a plateau at which to get your thoughts in order and prepare to try again. Strange how few After all's said and done, the things that are Of moment. The young always have the same problem - how to rebel and conform at the same time. They have now solved this by defying their parents and copying one another. Blessed is he who carries within himself a god and an ideal and who obeys it - an ideal of art, of science, or gospel virtues. Therein lie the springs of great thoughts and great actions. Nature never did betray the heart that loved her. God warms his hands at man's heart when he prays. Let's face it, some days you're the pigeon and some days you're the statue. Change does not change tradition. It strengthens it. Change is a challenge and an opportunity, not a threat. Here is a rule to remember when anything tempts you to feel bitter: not, "This is a misfortune," but "To bear this worthily is good fortune." Friends and wine should be old. A man can refrain from wanting what he has not, and cheerfully make the best of a bird in the hand. It is much more important to know what sort of a patient has a disease than what sort of a disease a patient has. With the power of conviction, there is no sacrifice. The darkest hour of any man's life is when he sits down to plan how to get money without earning it. 
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