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You learn things in adversity that you would never have discovered without trouble. There is always a seed of hope.

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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Never will I pursue happiness, because it is not a goal, just a by-product, and there is no happiness in having or in getting, only in giving.
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I need not wait for I have the power to choose my own destiny.
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Do all things with love.
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I am indeed a fortunate man and today's hours are but a bonus, undeserved. Why have I been allowed to live this extra day when others, far better than I, have departed? Is it that they have accomplished their purpose while mine is yet to be achieved? Is this another opportunity for me to become the man I know I can be?
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I seek constantly to improve my manners and graces, for they are the sugar to which all are attracted.
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Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity.
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I'd rather learn how to prevent failure than how to gain success, because for what is success other than a state of mind?
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Never, in all of the seventy billion humans who have walked this planet since the beginning of time has there been anyone exactly like you. Never, until the end of time, will there be another such as you. You have shown no knowledge or appreciation of your uniqueness. Yet, you are the rarest thing in the world.
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I can accomplish far more than I have, and I will, for why would the miracle which produced me end with my birth? Why can I not extend that miracle to my deeds of today?
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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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