The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all others, charity.

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"He that can have patience can have what he will."

- Benjamin Franklin

Perseverance

"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn."

- Benjamin Franklin

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"A good conscience is a continual Christmas."

- Benjamin Franklin

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"I didn’t fail the test. I just found 100 ways to do it wrong."

- Benjamin Franklin

Learning from Mistakes

"Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning."

- Benjamin Franklin

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"Beauty is a gentle and loving heart."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"There is no greater beauty than kindness and compassion."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"Selflessness is the most beautiful trait one can possess."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"A kind heart can bring light to the darkest of places."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"In helping others, we shall help ourselves, for whatever good we give out completes the circle and comes back to us."

- Flora Edwards

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