Everything around us is made up of energy. To attract positive things in your life, start by giving off positive energy.
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If you don't have a smile, I'll give you one of mine.
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Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.
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The written word can be erased - not so with the spoken word.
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It is almost impossible to smile on the outside without feeling better on the inside.
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Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.
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A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner, neither do uninterrupted prosperity and success qualify for usefulness and happiness. The storms of adversity, like those of the ocean, rouse the faculties, and excite the invention, prudence, skill and fortitude or the voyager. The martyrs of ancient times, in bracing their minds to outward calamities, acquired a loftiness of purpose and a moral heroism worth a lifetime of softness and security.
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Before a diamond shows its brilliancy and prismatic colors it has to stand a good deal of cutting and smoothing.
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Successful leaders have the courage to take action where others hesitate.
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Religion is meant to be bread for daily use, not cake for special occasions.
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Education is not received. It is achieved.
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The best leader is the one who has the sense to surround himself with outstanding people and self-restraint not to meddle with how they do their jobs.
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We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.
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A patient going to a doctor for his first visit was asked, 'And whom did you consult before coming to me?'
'Only the village druggist,' was the answer.
'And what sort of foolish advice did that numbskull give you?' asked the doctor, his tone and manner denoting his contempt for the advice of the layman.
'Oh,' replied his patient, with no malice aforethought, 'he told me to come and see you.'
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A bad day of fishing is better than a good day of work.
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A lot of good arguments are spoiled by some fool who knows what he is talking about.
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The tipping custom originated in England when small sums were dropped into a box marked T.I.P.S. --TO INSURE PROMPT SERVICE.
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Advice is the only commodity on the market where the supply always exceeds the demand.
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One should be more concerned about what his conscience whispers than about what other people shout.
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Beware of the man who knows the answer before he understands the question.
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A little tact and wise management may often evade resistance, and carry a point, where direct force might be in vain.
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It is strange that we do not temper our resentment of criticism with a thought for our many faults which have escaped us.
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Some have half-baked ideas because their ideals are not heated up enough.
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Desire for security keeps littleness little and threatens the great with smallness.
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Better to die on your feet than live on your knees
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Successful men follow the same advice they prescribe for others.
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It is usually best to be generous with praise, but cautious with criticism.
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You can buy education, but wisdom is a gift from God.
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It is a pleasure to give advice, humiliating to need it, normal to ignore it.
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Behavior is what a man does, not what he thinks, feels, or believes
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