A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists.

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"What I like about Christmas is that you can make people forget the past with the present."

- Don Marquis

Compassion

"When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: 'Whose?'"

- Don Marquis

Hard Work

"“What I like about Christmas is that you can make people forget the past with the present.”"

- Don Marquis

Forgiveness

"When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: ‘Whose?'"

- Don Marquis

Ambition

"Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday."

- Don Marquis

Time Management

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"She warned him not to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found within."

- Beauty and the Beast

Awareness

"We should never judge someone based on their appearance."

- Beauty and the Beast

Awareness

"Beauty and ugliness are merely subjective labels. What matters is who we are inside."

- Beauty and the Beast

Awareness

"When we see beyond appearances, we discover the true essence of a person."

- Beauty and the Beast

Awareness

"Worry is a misuse of imagination."

Awareness