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Give people
more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
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Memorize your
favorite poem.
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Don't believe
all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.
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When you say,
"I love you", mean it.
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When you say,
"I'm sorry", look the person in the eye.
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Be engaged at
least six months before you get married.
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Believe in love
at first sight.
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Never laugh at
anyone's dreams.
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Love deeply and
passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live
life completely.
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In
disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
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Don't judge
people by their relatives.
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Talk slow but
think quick.
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When someone
asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask,
"Why do you want to know?".
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Remember that
great love and great achievements involve great risk.
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Call your mom.
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Say "bless you"
when you hear someone sneeze.
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When you lose,
don't lose the lesson.
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Remember the
three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others; Responsibility
for all your actions.
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Don't let a
little dispute injure a great friendship.
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When you
realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct
it.
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Smile when
picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.
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Marry a man you
love to talk to. As you get older, his conversational skills
will be as important as any other.
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Spend some time
alone.
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Open your arms
to change, but don't let go of your values.
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Remember that
silence is sometimes the best answer.
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Read more books
and watch less TV.
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Live a good,
honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll
get to enjoy it a second time.
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Trust in God
but lock your car.
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A loving
atmosphere in your home is so important. Do all you can to
create a tranquil harmonious home.
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In
disagreements with loved ones, deal with the current situation.
Don't bring up the past.
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Read between
the lines.
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Share your
knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.
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Be gentle with
the earth.
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Pray — there's
immeasurable power in it.
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Never interrupt
when you are being flattered.
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Mind your own
business.
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Once a year, go
someplace you've never been before.
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If you make a
lot of money, put it to use helping others while you are living.
That is wealth's greatest satisfaction.
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Remember that
not getting what you want is sometimes a stroke of luck.
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Learn the rules
then break some.
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Remember that
the best relationship is one where your love for each other is
greater than your need for each other.
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Judge your
success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
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Remember that
your character is your destiny.
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Approach love
and cooking with reckless abandon.
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I've learned.... That the best classroom in the world is at the
feet of an elderly person.
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I've learned.... That when you're in love, it shows.
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I've learned.... That just one person saying to me, "You've made
my day!" makes my day.
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I've learned.... That having a child fall asleep in your arms is
one of the most peaceful feelings in the world.
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I've learned.... That being kind is more important than being
right.
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I've learned.... That you should never say no to a gift from a
child.
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I've learned.... That I can always pray for someone when I don't
have the strength to help him in some other way.
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I've learned.... That no matter how serious your life requires
you to be, everyone needs a friend to act goofy with.
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I've learned.... That sometimes all a person needs is a hand to
hold and a heart to understand.
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I've learned.... That simple walks with my father around the
block on summer nights when I was a child did wonders for me as
an adult.
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I've learned.... That life is like a roll of toilet paper. The
closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes.
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I've learned.... That we should be glad God doesn't give us
everything we ask for.
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I've learned.... That money doesn't buy class.
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I've learned.... That it's those small daily happenings that
make life so spectacular.
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I've learned... That under everyone's hard shell is someone who
wants to be appreciated and loved.
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I've learned.... That the Lord didn't do it all in one day. What
makes me think I can?
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I've learned.... That to ignore the facts does not change the
facts.
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I've learned.... That when you plan to get even with someone,
you are only letting that person continue to hurt you.
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I've learned.... That love, not time, heals all wounds.
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I've learned.... That the easiest way for me to grow as a person
is to surround myself with people smarter than I am.
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I've learned.... That everyone you meet deserves to be greeted
with a smile.
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I've learned.... That there's nothing sweeter than sleeping with
your babies and feeling their breath on your cheeks.
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I've learned.... That no one is perfect until you fall in love
with them.
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I've learned.... That life is tough, but I'm tougher.
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I've learned.... That opportunities are never lost; someone will
take the ones you miss.
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I've learned.... That when you harbor bitterness, happiness will
dock elsewhere.
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I've learned.... That I wish I could have told my Dad that I
love him one more time before he passed away.
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I've learned.... That one should keep his words both soft and
tender, because tomorrow he may have to eat them.
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I've learned.... That a smile is an inexpensive way to improve
your looks.
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I've learned.... That I can't choose how I feel, but I can
choose what I do about it.
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I've learned.... That when your newly born grandchild holds your
little finger in his little fist, that you're hooked for life.
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I've learned.... That everyone wants to live on top of the
mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're
climbing it.
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I've learned ... That it is best to give advice in only two
circumstances; when it is requested and when it is a life
threatening situation.
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I've learned.... That the less time I have to work with, the
more things I get done.
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The strength of a man isn't seen in the width of his shoulders.
Its seen in the width of his arms that circle you.
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The strength of a man isn't in the deep tone of his voice. It
is in the gentle words he whispers.
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The strength of a man isn't how many buddies he has. Its how
good a buddy he is with his kids.
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The strength of a man isn't in how hard he Hits. Its in how
tender he touches.
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The strength of a man isn't in the weight he can lift. It is in
the burdens he can carry.
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The strength of a man isn't how many women he's Loved. Its in
can he be true to one woman.
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Vision is the art of seeing the invisible.
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A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.
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Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick
themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.
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It is funny about life: if you refuse to accept anything but the
very best you will very often get it.
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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
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The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still vice within.
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To be somebody, you must last.
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No one can make you feel inferior without your permission.
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A healthy attitude is contagious but don’t wait to catch it from
others. Be a carrier.
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Some people die at twenty-five and aren’t buried until they are
seventy-five.
