“I am poor, but I am rich. I have my children, I have a garden with roses, and I have my faith and the memories of those who have gone before me. What more is there?”
― Esperanza Rising
― Esperanza Rising
“I would rather be what God chose to make me than the most glorious creature that I could think of; for to have been born in God's thought, and then made by God is the dearest, grandest, and most precious thing in all thinking."
This is a prayer of contentment”
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This is a prayer of contentment”
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“The cross means there is no shipwreck without hope; there is no dark without dawn; nor storm without haven.”
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“You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself any direction you choose.”
― Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself any direction you choose.”
― Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
“Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard ya hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done!”
― Rocky Balboa
― Rocky Balboa
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