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“Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.”
― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Our greatest fear should not be of failure, but of succeeding at something that doesn't really matter.”
― D.L. Moody

“Everyone thinks forgiveness is a lovely idea until he has something to forgive.”
― C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

“When friendships are real, they are not glass threads or frost work, but the solidest things we can know.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays, First Series

“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”
― E.E. Cummings

“It's better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one, than to have an opportunity and not be prepared.”
― Les Brown

“You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith and hope.”
― Thomas Merton

“Prayer is the mortar that holds our house together.”
― Mother Teresa