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The difference between those who are committed and those who are not is the difference between the words want and will.
Marvin J. Ashton
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Marvin J. Ashton
Age: 78 †
Born: 1915
Born: May 6
Died: 1994
Died: February 25
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A quality person is someone with integrity. To be worthy of the highest trust is a noble attribute and compliment. You will need to maintain confidences. Certainly it is greater to be trusted than loved. Truly happy persons will always be totally honest in their dealings with their fellowman.
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God has given each of us one or more special talents....It is up to each of us to search for and build upon the gifts which God has given.
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Lying damages others. Lying subtly permits us to destroy ourselves as we are caught in the snare and shatter our own self-image and credibility. Freedom from deceit and lying improves self and gives all of us peace of mind.
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Adaptability cushions the impact of change or disappointment.
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The direction in which we are moving is more important than where we are at the moment. Goal setting should cause us to stretch as we make our way.
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God's love for us is constant and will not diminish, but he cannot rescue us from the painful results that are caused by wrong choices.
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A friend is a possession we earn, not a gift.
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Difficulties can be a valuable tool in our pursuit of perfection. Adversity need have no necessary connection with failure.
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What we are is more important than what we have or what is said of us.
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The discerning realize that it is not realistic to expect perfection in others when none of us is perfect...Meaningful progress can be made only when all of us can cast the motes out of our own eyes, leave judgment to our Father in Heaven, and lose ourselves in righteous living.
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Being of good cheer makes it possible for us to turn all of our sunsets into sunrises.
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Often our self-esteem is bruised by criticism.
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Constant criticism can wear one down and weaken knees.
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Enduring, or carrying on, is not just a matter of tolerating circumstances and hanging in there, but of pressing forward.
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Financial peace of mind is not determined by how much we make, but is dependent upon how much we spend!
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True love is a process. True love requires personal action.
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All of us need to be constantly reminded it takes a heap of living and loving to make a house a home.
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How often have we ourselves said or have heard others exclaim in times of crisis or trouble, 'I just don't know where to turn'? If we will just use it, there is a gift available to all of us-the gift of looking to God for direction. Here is an avenue of strength, comfort, and guidance.
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Everything is given by God. All talent, creativity, ability, insight, and strength comes from him. In our own strength we can do nothing.
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Pleasure usually takes the form of me and now joy is us and always.
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