I Believe

Act the way you want to be and soon you will be the way you act.

Bring your best to the moment.

Conscience is the compass of the soul.

Convert challenging situations into learning opportunities.

Do not wait for six strong men to take you to church.

Generally, we praise only to be praised.

Get rich quick: count your blessings.

Good habits are hard to acquire but easy to live with. Bad habits are easy to acquire and hard to live with.

Hatred causes destruction; love causes construction.

I grumbled because I had no shoes until I met a person who had no feet.

If people do their best, no more is required.

It is not the person who has little that is poor; it is he who desires more.

Let go of those expectations created by what society demands.

None knows the weight of another’s burden.

One lie spoils a thousand truths.

Opportunity may knock once, but temptation bangs on your front door forever.

People are born equal, but they are also born different.

People are more inclined to focus on negative circumstances than positive ones.

People who have little and want less are happier than those who have much and want more.

Sincerity is the highest compliment one can pay.

The harder it is for us to forgive, the further we are from true love.

There are two kinds of complainers: men and women.

There is not one life flavor that suits every taste.

They that fall in love with themselves will have no rivals.

Those that know and know that they know are wise. Follow them.

Those who cannot endure the bad will not live to see the good.

Those who deserve love the least need it the most.

Vanquish an angry person by gentleness.

We must meet one another doing good.

What cannot be altered must be borne, not blamed.

Self-reflection is always a good exercise. What I believe is a work in progress, not limited to these statements and subject to change. What do YOU believe?

Daniel Taddeo

Longtime Parma Hts. resident and educator in the Parma School district.

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Volume 8, Issue 6, Posted 12:50 PM, 06.03.2016