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The healthiest of all human emotions is gratitude.

Hans Selye

Indeed, not all attacks-especially the bitter and ridiculing kind leveled at Darwin-are offered in good faith, but for practical purposes it is good policy to assume that they are.
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Assumption Attack Faith Goodness Kind Offering Policy Purpose
Gratitude conserves the vital energies of a person more than any other attitude tested.
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Attitude Energy Gratitude Person Test
To remain healthy a man must have some goal, some purpose in life that he can respect and be proud to work for.
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Goal Health Proud Purpose Respect Work
Every stress leaves an indelible scar, and the organism pays for its survival after a stressful situation by becoming a little older.
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Old Organism Play Scars Stress Survive
Nothing erases unpleasant thoughts more effectively than conscious concentration on pleasant ones.
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Conscious Erase Oneself Pleasant
Complete freedom from stress is death.
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Complete Death Freedom One Liner Stress
Stress is the spice of life.
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Life Spice Stress
To make a great dream come true, you must first have a great dream.
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Dreams Greatness Inspirational True Yourself
Who would enjoy a life of no runs, no hits, no errors?
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Enjoyment Errors Life Mistake
Even after the greatest defeats, the depressing thought of being a failure is best combated by taking stock of all your past achievements.
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Achievement Defeat Failure Greatness Past Yourself
The builder of the best racing car is not necessarily its best driver.
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Best Build Drive Necessary Race
Stress, in addition to being itself, was also the cause of itself, and the result of itself.
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Being Reason Result Stress
Almost no germ is unconditionally dangerous to man; its disease-producing ability depends upon the body’s resistance.
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Ability Body Dangerous Man Resistance
Man should not try to avoid stress any more than he would shun food, love or exercise.
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Avoid Exercise Food Man Stress Try
Stress is not necessarily something bad it all depends on how you take it. The stress of exhilarating, creative successful work is beneficial, while that of failure, humiliation or infection is detrimental.
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Bad Creativity Failure Infection Necessary Stress
Unlock your natural drives by doing what you enjoy.
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Drive Enjoyment Natural

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