Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.

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Life is finite, and while we're here, we can live in ways that align with our true selves, regardless of imposed rules or standards. ― Ramona

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The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression.

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Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.

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In the depths of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.

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The safe way to double your money is to fold it over once and put it in your pocket.

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The first law of nature is self-preservation. Cut off that which may harm you. But if it is worth preserving, and is meaningful, nourish it and have no regrets. Ultimately, this is true living and love of self...from within. ― T.F. Hodge

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There is something to be learned from a rainstorm. When meeting with a sudden shower, you try not to get wet and run quickly along the road. But doing such things as passing under the eaves of houses, you still get wet. When you are resolved from the beginning, you will not be perplexed, though you will still get the same soaking. This understanding extends to everything.

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I never lose. Either I win or learn. ― Nelson Mandela

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Count your blessings. Once you realize how valuable you are and how much you have going for you, the smiles will return, the sun will break out, the music will play, and you will finally be able to move forward the life that God intended for you with grace, strength, courage, and confidence.

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