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You Must Never Conclude, Even Though Everything Goes Wrong, That You Cannot Succeed. Even At The Worst There Is A Way Out, A Hidden Secret That Can Turn Failure Into Success And Despair Into Happiness. No Situation Is So Dark That There Is Not A Ray Of Light

No Sin Is Committed Merely Because A Thought Enters The Mind, Provided It Is Not Made Welcome. Perhaps We May Use The Figure That The Thought First Passes Into An Anteroom, Where It Stands Before The Mind Acting As A Judge. No Matter How Sordid Or Evil, It Has Not Touched The Personality With Its Infamy Nor In Any Way Laid Guilt Upon The Soul Unless And Until The Mind Acting As Judge Admits It With A Welcome. If The Mind Decides Against It And Dismisses It, The Personality Is Not Only Unsullied But Is, On The Contrary, By This Act Of Rejection Stimulated And Strengthened In Moral Power.

There Is Only One Person With Whom To Compete And That Is Yourself. Keep Aiming To Surpass Your Own Best Performance And Ever Strive To Reach Higher Levels.

Part Of The Happiness Of Life Consists Not In Fighting Battles, But In Avoiding Them. A Masterly Retreat Is In Itself A Victory.

The Right Kind Of Fear Will Keep Us From Doing Wrong. The Rough Is Only Mental - It Is Rough Only Because Your Think It Is.