It is the working man who is the happy man. It is the idle man who is the miserable man.

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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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"In loving someone as they are, we open ourselves to the possibility of true happiness."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"Success is getting what you want; happiness is wanting what you get."

- W. P. Kinsella

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"You’re only one workout away from a good mood."

- Health Coach Maria Marlowe

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"Friday sees more smiles than any other day of the workweek!"

- Kate Summers

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"Oh! It’s Friday again. Share the love that was missing during the week. In a worthy moment of peace and bliss."

- S. O’ Sade

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