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Only God can shape a flower, but any foolish child can pull it to pieces.

Og Mandino

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Og Mandino
Age: 72 †
Born: 1924
Born: June 1
Died: 1996
Died: September 3
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Framingham
Massachusetts
Augustine Og Mandino II
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Flower
Pieces

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The secret of success is to triple your rate of failure.
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... women have their roots in the ground, and often those roots are starved and ravaged, yet there is not a human alive who cannot reach and touch, with... her fingers, the very top of God's rainbow.
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My dreams are worthless, my plans are dust, my goals are impossible. All are of no value unless they are followed by action.
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Let your actions always speak for you, but be forever on guard against the terrible traps of false pride and conceit that can halt your progress. The next time you are tempted to boast, just place your fist in a full pail of water, and when you remove it, the hole remaining will give you a correct measure of your importance.
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I have never heard anything about the resolutions of the apostles, but a good deal about their acts.
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Today I will multiply my value a hundredfold.
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Without enthusiasm you are doomed to a life of mediocrity, but with it you can accomplish miracles.
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Weak is he who permits his thoughts to control his actions strong is he who forces his actions to control his thoughts.
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I will form good habits and become their slaves.
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You will achieve your grand dream, a day at a time, so set goals for each day.
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I will live this day as if it is my last
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Every memorable act in the history of the world is a triumph of enthusiasm. Nothing great was ever achieved without it because it gives any challenge or any occupation, no mater how frightening or difficult, a new meaning. Without enthusiasm you are doomed to a life of mediocrity but with it you can accomplish miracles
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Laugh and your life will be lengthened for this is the great secret of long life.
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I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars.
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I will act now. I will act now. I will act now. Henceforth, I will repeat these words each hour, each day, everyday, until the words become as much a habit as my breathing, and the action which follows becomes as instinctive as the blinking of my eyelids.
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The weakest living creature, by concentrating his powers on a single object, can accomplish good results while the strongest, by dispersing his effort over many chores, may fail to accomplish anything.
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Your only limitations are those you set up in your mind, or permit others to set up for you.
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Today I will be the master of my emotions.
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