“Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it.” — David Starr Jordan
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Self Respect and Mistakes
“It is the highest form of self-respect to admit our errors and mistakes and make amends for them. To make a mistake is only an error in judgment, but to adhere to it when it is discovered shows infirmity of character.” — Dale E. Turner
Mystery
“Uncertainty and mystery are energies of life. Don’t let them scare you unduly, for they keep boredom at bay and spark creativity.” — R.J. Fitzhenry
Japanese Proverb
“If a man deceive me once, shame on him; if he deceive me twice, shame on me.” — Japanese proverb
“Don’t ever date anyone who has more problems than you do.” — Alan Forrest
Dreams
“It takes a person who is wide awake to make his dream come true.” — Roger Babson
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Quote
“Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion…I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward.” Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Disappointment
“Suspense is worse than disappointment.” — Robert Burns
Uncertainty and Faith
“Faith means living with uncertainty – feeling your way through life, letting your heart guide you like a lantern in the dark.” — Dan Millman
Forgiveness
“The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.” — Thomas S. Szasz