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Endnotes
Winners and Losers
A Winner says, "Let’s find out. "
— A Loser says, "Nobody knows. "
When a Winner makes a mistake he says, "I was wrong."
—When a Loser makes a mistake he says "It wasn’t my
fault. "
A Winner goes through a problem.
— A Loser goes round it and never gets past it.
A Winner makes commitments.
— A Loser makes promises.
A Winner says "I’m good, but not as good as I ought to
be."
— A Loser says "I’m not as bad as lots of other
people."
A Winner tries to learn from those who are superior to
him.
— A Loser tries to tear down those who are superior.
A Winner says "There ought to be a better way to do it."
— A Loser says" That’s the way it always been done."
A Winner sees solutions.
— A Loser sees problems.
A Winner says, "It can be done."
— A Loser finds reasons why it can’t be done
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Don't judge too hard
Pray don't find fault with the man who limps
Or stumbles along the road,
Unless you have worn the shoes he wears,
Or struggled beneath his load.
There may be tacks in his shoes that hurt,
Though hidden away from view;
Or the burden he bears placed on your back
Might cause you to stumble, too.
Don't sneer at the man who's down today,
Unless you have felt the blow
That caused his fall, or felt the shame
That only the fallen know.
You may be strong, but still the blows
That were his, if dealt to you
In the selfsame way at the selfsame time
Might cause you to stagger, too.
Don't be too harsh with the man who sins,
Or pelt him with words of stone,
Unless you are sure, yea, doubly sure
That you have no sins of your own;
For you know, perhaps, if the tempter's voice
Should whisper as soft to you
As it did to him, when he went astray
It would cause you to falter, too.
— Author Unknown (submitted by CYC-NET member
"bean!")
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“The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you have to put up with the rain.”
Dolly Parton
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CYC-Online
, No. 20, October 2000
