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Gabriel Garcia MarquezFor those who may be hurting over lost love: Don't cry because it is over... smile because it happened.

—  Gabriel Garcia Marquez, 1927-2014, Colombian writer

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Somerset MaughamWhen things are at their worst I find something always happens.

—  Somerset Maugham, 1874-1965, British writer

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Zig ZiglarWhen you focus on problems, you get more problems. When you focus on possibilities, you have more opportunities.

—  Zig Ziglar, 1926-2012, American self-help writer

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Robert Louis StevensonOur business in this world is not to succeed, but to continue to fail, in good spirits.

—  Robert Louis Stevenson, 1850-1894, Scottish writer

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Stefan ZweigTime to leave now, get out of this room, go somewhere, anywhere; sharpen this feeling of happiness and freedom, stretch your limbs, fill your eyes, be awake, wider awake, vividly awake in every sense and every pore.

—  Stefan Zweig, 1881-1942, Austrian writer

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James BarrieThose who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.

—  James Barrie, 1860-1937, English writer

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Pablo PicassoHe can who thinks he can, and he can't who thinks he can't. This is an inexorable, indisputable law.

—  Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, Spanish painter

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H. Jackson Brown, Jr.Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.

—  H. Jackson Brown, Jr., 1940-2021, American self-help writer

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Elbert HubbardPositive anything is better than negative nothing.

—  Elbert Hubbard, 1856-1915, American writer

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Bob MarleyMake way for the positive day.

—  Bob Marley, 1945-1981, Jamaican singer

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Hermann HesseBecause the world is so full of death and horror, I try again and again to console my heart and pick the flowers that grow in the midst of hell.

—  Hermann Hesse, 1877-1962, German writer, Nobel 1946

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Zig ZiglarRegardless of your lot in life, you can build something beautiful on it.

—  Zig Ziglar, 1926-2012, American self-help writer

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Ralph Waldo EmersonWrite it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.

—  Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1884, American philosopher

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Lou HoltzVirtually nothing is impossible in this world if you just put your mind to it and maintain a positive attitude.

—  Lou Holtz, 1937-, American football coach

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Jim RohnThe worst days of those who enjoy what they do are better than the best days of those who don’t.

—  Jim Rohn, 1930-2009, American self-help speker

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Eleanor RooseveltWith the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.

—  Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962, Wife of the 32nd USA president

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Chuck YeagerNever wait for trouble.

—  Chuck Yeager, 1923-2020, American pioneer pilot

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Antoin de Saint-ExupéryA rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral.

—  Antoin de Saint-Exupéry, 1900-1940, French writer

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Rudyard KiplingI always prefer to believe the best of everybody, it saves so much trouble.

—  Rudyard Kipling, 1865-1936, English writer, Nobel 1907

Helen KellerKeep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.

—  Helen Keller, 1880-1968, American writer

Thomas CarlyleA loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.

—  Thomas Carlyle, 1795-1881, English writer

Bruce LeeChoose the positive. You have choice, you are master of your attitude, choose the positive, the constructive. Optimism is a faith that leads to success.

—  Bruce Lee, 1940-1973, Chinese-American actor

Jean RostandLeave all the doors open, but vigorously defend the entrance.

—  Jean Rostand, 1894-1977, French scientist & philosopher

William Hazlitt Look up, laugh loud, talk big, keep the colour in your cheek and the fire in your eye, adorn your person, maintain your health, your beauty, and your animal spirits, and you will pass for a fine man.

—  William Hazlitt , 1778-1830, English essayist & critic

Terry PratchettThe trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.

—  Terry Pratchett, 1948-2015, British writer

Joseph CampbellAt the darkest moment comes the light.

—  Joseph Campbell, 1904-1987, American academic

Robert Louis StevensonMake up your mind to be happy. Learn to find pleasure in simple things.

—  Robert Louis Stevenson, 1850-1894, Scottish writer

Sri AurobindoTo doubt the experience is to discourage it. Let it be developed, see what is in it.

—  Sri Aurobindo, 1872-1950, Indian nationalist, yogi & philosopher

Sri AurobindoTurn all things to honey; this is the law of divine living.

—  Sri Aurobindo, 1872-1950, Indian nationalist, yogi & philosopher

Hermann HesseGod does not send us despair in order to kill us; he sends it in order to awaken us to new life.

—  Hermann Hesse, 1877-1962, German writer, Nobel 1946

Henry MillerWhat seems nasty, painful, evil can become a source of beauty, joy, and strength, if faced with an open mind.

—  Henry Miller, 1891-1980, American writer

Henry MillerI had a microscopic eye for the blemish, for the grain of ugliness which to me constituted the sole beauty of the object.

—  Henry Miller, 1891-1980, American writer

Henry MillerIf you can fall in love again and again if you can forgive as well as forget, if you can keep from growing sour, surly, bitter and cynical you've got it half licked.

—  Henry Miller, 1891-1980, American writer

Henry MillerEvery moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such.

—  Henry Miller, 1891-1980, American writer

Maurice ChapelanHow beautiful to see the snow on the village! Not everything is so bad in this world. The snow could be black.

—  Maurice Chapelan, 1906-1992, French author of maxims & journalist

Gabriel Garcia MarquezNever stop smiling not even when you're sad, someone might fall in love with your smile.

—  Gabriel Garcia Marquez, 1927-2014, Colombian writer

Gabriel Garcia MarquezEven when the winds of misfortune blow, amazing things can still happen.

—  Gabriel Garcia Marquez, 1927-2014, Colombian writer

James BarrieAll the world is made of faith, and trust, and pixie dust.

—  James Barrie, 1860-1937, English writer

Napoleon HillA positive mind finds a way it can be done; a negative mind looks for all the ways it can't be done.

—  Napoleon Hill, 1883-1970, American self-help writer

Helen KellerNever bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.

—  Helen Keller, 1880-1968, American writer

Helen KellerOptimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.

—  Helen Keller, 1880-1968, American writer

Ancient Greek

Marcus AureliusLove that only which happens to you and is spun with the thread of your destiny. For what is more suitable?

Μόνως φιλείν το εαυτώ συμβαίνον και συγκλωθόμενον. Τι γαρ αρμοδιώτερον;

—  Marcus Aurelius, 121-180 AD, Roman Emperor ‐ Meditations VII, 58

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DemocritusHe is a sensible man who does not grieve for what he has not, but enjoys what he has.

Ευγνώμων ο μη λυπεόμενος εφ’ οίσιν ουκ έχει, αλλά χαίρων εφ’ οίσιν έχει.

—  Democritus, 470-370 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher

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IsokratesLike the present things, look for the better.

Στέργε μεν τα παρόντα, ζήτει δε τα βελτίω.

—  Isokrates, 436-338 BC, Ancient Greek rhetorician

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Proverbs

English proverbEvery cloud has a silver lining.

—  English proverb

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Chinese proverbKeep a green tree in your heart and perhaps the singing bird will come.

—  Chinese proverb

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English proverbIf life deals you lemons, make lemonade.

—  English proverb

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