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“People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy after.” – Oliver Goldsmith

Misfortune

“Be willing to have it so; acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.” – William James

“Why not go out on a limb? Isn’t that where the fruit is?” – Frank Scully

“Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.” — Demosthenes

“You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.” – Ayn Rand

“You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” — Christopher Columbus

“May you have warm words on a cool evening, a full moon on a dark night, and a smooth road all the way to your door.” ~Irish Toast

“Clean your finger before you point at my spots.” — Benjamin Franklin

“Character – the willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life – is the source from which self respect springs.” — Joan Didion

“Worry not that no one knows of you; seek to be worth knowing.” — Confucius