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Self-mastery is the challenge of transforming yourself from own worst enemy into your greatest ally.
Don't blame me. The devil made me do it, and the Lord said you have to forgive.
Being assertive in the home does not produce any smiling faces, but it does bring out a few tongues.
The devil did not make me do it. I managed it all by myself.
Mankind's greatest achievements are found on thank you notes, not resumes.
Maturity is developed by respecting others and accepting responsibility for violating that respect.
Optimism is not the ability to live on the highest branch. It is the faith to learn to fly.
Assertiveness is most effective when least applied.
A thankful heart is never half-full or half-empty, but always overflowing with love.
The saddest things we fail at are fun things we never get to do, so in your busy day be sure to plan fun things too.
Mankind grows taller, older, and ever more wise; but seldom truly up.
Dignity is the reward of holding oneself accountable to conscience.
When your woman gives you the silent treatment, say you're sorry, or you'll find out how truly sorry you are when her monologue resumes.
Those who judge children in their innocence, prove themselves the lesser of character and the greater of ignorance.
Accomplishments of children shine most brightly in the light of a parent's sincere praise.
Apology is mankind's nearest course to perfection.
Arrogance cometh before reality.
Believe in who you are, and trust in what you know is true. Your choices are reflections of the goodness within you.
Calculated is the truth of adulthood, whereas honest is the truth of a child.
A cheerful demeanor makes brighter the day; as the sun, chasing darkness and sorrow away.
If you share in a heart-felt sorrow, you can lighten the load of a friend. Sometimes facing the burden together can mend two broken hearts in the end.
A father who denies a child of his attention is no better than a fully-equipped medic who watches idly as a soldier bleeds to death.
I am proactive in every duty, except that which requires action.
A family portrait is only complete with love to fill it's frame.
A family ship will never sink until it is abandoned by its crew.
A parent's best intentions are no substitute for attention.
A perception of impossibility should never go unchallenged.
Add a task to a busy person's plate, and it will get done in short order. Add a task to the plate of someone with nothing to do, and it will never get done.
By life's very nature we are compelled to find and maintain balance, or be subject to the symptoms of the lack thereof.
By persistent hard work you will rise to success, but ultimately your accomplishments will be measured by how you treated your loved ones on the way up.
Cherish every season of life; for without coldness, there is no comfort in warmth, and without darker days, there is no joy in light.
Children are best corrected to the point of their understanding, not to the extent of a parent's frustration.
Children have an uncanny memory for what parents say, but don't do.
Cleaniness is the cornerstone of discipline and the trademark of success
Commitment achieves today what yesterday was impossible.
Commitment hangs on when all else has fallen.
Commitment is taking the first step, even if it means falling the rest of the way down.
Cooperation is the redeeming ability of man to be better than himself.
Criticism is a painful pill to swallow, but it always makes you better.
Crying wolf may have been the boy's undoing, but the true irony was that the wolves were always lurking nearby.
Curiosity fed the dog.
Curiosity is a quest for wisdom on untamed grounds.
Dedication is loyalty to a cause, even when hope has long expired for a successful outcome. It is an unstoppable determination to win regardless of the odds.
Determination is frequently found in failure, but it is never found in defeat.
Dignity is the reward of obeying your heart.
Discipline is the long and arduous process of convincing the mind to abide by one's conscience.
Every diamond has the ability to shine when there is someone to recognize its good facets and inhibit its flaws.
Every happy home has a foundation of love and a framework of support
Every optimistic path will take you farther, faster, and to greater altitude than any road of pessimism.
Exceptional people learn that doing their best is all they can do.
Fairness is man's ability to rise above his prejudices.
Family is a collective expression of individual perspective-a living work of art.
Few moments in life are more gratifying than those when the arrogant are exposed as the ignorant.
For every achievement, there is a critic to devalue its worth.
For every sacrifice, there is an expectation of reward.
From a family tree that has healthy roots, there emerge hearty leaves and most beautiful fruits.
Good men are bound by conscience and liberated by accountability.
Hate is a hole that exists in your heart; and the more that you hate, the more you fall apart.
How is it that society professes to embrace the value of honesty when so few are found of it?
Hypocrisy is the audacity to preach integrity from a den of corruption.
I don't see the point in apologizing to someone who remains angry enough to throw me off a cliff...unless we are standing by a cliff.
I have heeded the lessons of the wise in that when life kicks me in the head, I turn to it my hind section also.
I will never make my family perfect, but I will make it better everyday.
If a lion is not accepted in its own den, it will find no refuge in the rest of the jungle.
If as a family we must be selective listeners, then let us pay more attention to the words of the heart and less to the words of anger
If something is worth doing right, it is worth doing right now.
If there can be no love without hate, then I love to hate hate.
If we make every day better than the one before, today will be the best day yet, and the greatest days ever will await us in every tomorrow.
If you are willing to stir a pot, you better be willing to eat what comes out of it.
If you can prevent one fight among your children, let it be the fight for your attention.
If you make a habit of doing nothing, you have already earned your reward.
If you want your voice to be heard, speak from your heart.
Ignorance fears diversity as an invading enemy, while wisdom welcomes diversity in an alliance of friendship.
Ignorance speaks loudly, so as to be heard; but its volume proves reason to doubt every word.
In diversity we find our strongest bonds and most violent divides.
In every difficult situation there is a door to opportunity for which optimism is the only key.
In mere moments of togetherness, families forge their most indelibe memories.
In time, lies bring turmoil, where honesty brings peace.
It has always been, and will always be true; those who do the most good suffer more than most do.
It is difficult to prove yourself reliable when people are required to wait for you.
Jealousy is the fire of envy that seeks to destroy another's beauty, rather than to create its own.
Lies are like garbage that you can't throw away. They clutter your life, foul your air, and make living unbearable.
Look for goodness in others, for beauty in the world, and for possibilities in yourself.
Loving families value effort as much as success.
Make it a practice to kick yourself for every time you answer your children with the words NOT RIGHT NOW.
Mankind has the genius to bring all the world together and the ignorance to fight upon arrival.
Many people have told me that I should quit, but I have not yet finished proving them wrong.
Meet every level of frustration with a greater level of character.
More is required than a common last name to truly be called a family.
Never be too absorbed by your own ambitions to encourage those of your family.
Never blame others for tracking in mud, until you have checked your own feet.
Never blame what you are on what someone else is.
No amount of hatred can prevent an enemy from being right sometimes.
No degree of worldly darkness can extinguish the glow of a soul's inner light.
No matter how small, a favor deserves thanks.
Nothing is impossible until you quit or die trying.
On a flight of emotion there's wonder and bliss, but beware of a landing that may go amiss.
One can never change the future by waiting 'till tomorrow.
One can never win an argument with ignorance.
One can rarely achieve greatness on the path of least resistance.
Perceptions of impossibility are commonly disspelled by unmitigated courage and perseverance.
Persistent distrust is the flame of deceit. Be as good as your word or be singed by the heat.
Pessimists beat their heads against walls, while optimists open doors.
Real friends tell you the truth...even when you want them to shut up.
Reputation is generally proof of how little one knows about a person.
Resilience is the ability to attack while running away.
Scold your children, and they will know what is wrong; but correct them with love, and they will know what is right.
Show as much interest in what your children tell you as they have in telling you.
Stark times remind our souls that things do not matter...people do.
Success is found balanced between optimism and realism, where it is unhindered by the weight of pessimism.
Temperance is the wisdom to know that not every constructive job requires a hammer.
The best part about burning your candle at both ends is that everything is much brighter in the middle.
The deepest bonds of unity are forged through the trial of competing ideals that have compatible values.
The most dire of all of life's grueling deceptions wedge themselves in in our minds between truth and perceptions.
The most important thing you will ever give your children is a little of your time.
The most staunchly determined are but quitters of the right things.
The only person standing in your way is staring back at you in the mirror.
The only pleasure of endurance is its past tense.
The only true failure is failure to try.
The only valid voice of one's reputation is that spoken by one's conscience.

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