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It's not up to us what we learn, but merely whether we learn through joy or through pain. ~John Updike

If it is true that strength is the child of effort and pain, then most of us will have the opportunity to learn strength. . . . Effort is standing up to the storm. Pain comes from enduring the worst…

Be curious, not judgmental. ~Walt Whitman

When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself. ~Wayne Dyer

If we are ever to enjoy life, now is the time, not tomorrow or next year...Today should always be our most wonderful day. ~Thomas Dreier

I've never tried to block out the memories of the past, even though some are painful. I don't understand people who hide from their past. Everything you live through helps to make you the person you are now. ~Sophia Loren

In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson. ~Tom Bodett

It’s OK to take your time. The river thinks, “No rush, I’ll get there.” But then the river doesn’t spend much time looking back, either.

Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts are open.

Difference is of the essence of humanity. Difference is an accident of birth and it should therefore never be the source of hatred or conflict. The answer to difference is to respect it. Therein lies…

Believing in yourself is magic; if you do that, you can accomplish anything. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Speaking of the person who is truly a master, the Tao Te Ching declares: Because he believes in himself, he doesn't try to convince others. Because he is content with himself, he doesn't need others'…

What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness. ~John Steinbeck

What is joy without sorrow? what is success without failure? what is a win without a loss? what is health without illness? you have to experience each if you are to appreciate the other. there is alw…