Blessed are the optimistic; there are too many glasses in life to see them all half empty.<\/p>\n
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Blessed is the appreciative heart, for it is the square one of right thinking.<\/p>\n
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Blessed are those without expectations, for they shall rarely be offended by life and loved ones.<\/p>\n
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Blessed are they who are not afraid of hard work, for the best of us is never found without long labor pressing against the lie that we\u2019re at our limit.<\/p>\n
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Blessed are they who are betrayed by their fellows, for it lifts their eyes from those who can to He Who Cannot.<\/p>\n
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Blessed are they who have success late, for too early a flower has been known to ruin the plant, and miss the bees.<\/p>\n
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Blessed are they who can forgive easily, for they shall not offend the Cross.<\/p>\n
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Blessed are the honest, for the Dark One finds his way into us through our lies.<\/p>\n
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Blessed are those who see God in the subtle, for they shall see Him frequently.<\/p>\n
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Blessed are they who think in small words, for they are less misunderstood.<\/p>\n
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Blessed are they who had good parents, for they join adulthood knowing the map.<\/p>\n
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Blessed are the listeners, for they shall never be short of friends.<\/p>\n
Blessed are those who know the difference between ambitious and greedy.<\/p>\n
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Blessed are those who never sell their peace for things.<\/p>\n
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Blessed are they who are content with their own bodies, not wasting time in wishing for better packaging, but in rejoicing at the wonder of possessing a life.<\/p>\n
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Blessed are they who laugh, especially those who laugh with others, and dare to only laugh at themselves.<\/p>\n
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Blessed are they who bear scars and learned from them, for in the wound is the education, that life is hard, but also, that we are tough.<\/p>\n
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Blessed are they with broken places, for when healed God-right, we think ourselves patched in the armor of angels.<\/p>\n
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Blessed are they without interesting testimonies, for they had the good sense to hear and heed, and have less mileage.<\/p>\n
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Blessed are they with interesting testimonies, for they have known far and fallen, and now know return and restoration.<\/p>\n
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