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VernParticipantAll too often,
when we battle for the right,
it turns out that both
the victor and the vanquished
have sustained defeat
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VernParticipantToo often we engage in a fight
merely to convince ourselves
that we are not afraid
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VernParticipantOn every mountaintop
of intellectual thought
are to be found
relaxation for the mind,
strength for the soul, and
communion for the spirit
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VernParticipantThe two major problems
of life are:
making a temporal living
and
the achievement of eternal survival
And
even the problem of making a living
requires religion for its ideal solution
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VernParticipantSkill
is one of
the real sources
of the
satisfaction
of living
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VernParticipantBe not deceived by
the tempting rewards of
dishonest achievement:
be willing to toil for the
later returns inherent in
honest endeavor
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VernParticipantAs a pleasure seeker
you should aim to be
a producer as well
as a consumer
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VernParticipantTrain your memory
to hold in sacred trust
the strength-giving and
worth-while episodes of life,
which you can recall at will
for your pleasure and edification
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VernParticipant…the noblest of all memories
are the treasured recollections
of the great moments of a
superb friendship
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VernParticipantThere is an art in defeat
which noble souls always acquire;
you must know how to lose cheerfully;
you must be fearless of disappointment
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VernParticipantNever hesitate to admit failure
Make no attempt to hide failure
under deceptive smiles
and beaming optimism
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VernParticipantSuccess may generate courage
and promote confidence, but
wisdom comes only from the
experiences of adjustment to
the results of one’s failures
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VernParticipantMen who prefer optimistic illusions
to reality can never become wise
Only those who face facts and
adjust them to ideals
can achieve wisdom
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VernParticipantFailure is simply
an educational episode—
a cultural experiment in
the acquirement of wisdom…
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VernParticipantThe career of a God-seeking man
may prove to be a great success
in the light of eternity, even though
the whole temporal-life enterprise
may appear as an overwhelming failure,
provided each life failure yielded the
culture of wisdom and spirit achievement
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