Christmas moves us to think of others rather than of ourselves & directs our thoughts to giving.
B. C. FORBESBragging often precedes begging.
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Work is the meat of life, pleasure the dessert.
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If a pig could pray, it would pray for swill. What do you pray for?
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The man who has won millions at the cost of his conscience is a failure.
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Some people are so methodical that that is all they are or ever will be.
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Golf without bunkers and hazards would be tame and monotonous. So would life.
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Mediocre men wait for opportunity to come to them. Strong, able, alert men go after opportunity.
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Backboneless employees are too ready to attribute the success of others to luck. Luck is usually the fruit of intelligent application. The man who is intent on making the most of his opportunities is too busy to bother about luck.
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Honesty is the cornerstone of character.
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Opportunity rarely knocks on your door. Knock rather on opportunity’s door if you ardently wish to enter.
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The Christmas spirit brings home to us-or should bring home to us-the profound Biblical truth that it is more blessed to give than to receive. Anything which inspires unselfishness makes for our ennoblement. Christmas does that. I am all for Christmas.
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The man who has done his level best… is a success, even though the world may write him down a failure.
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Cheerfulness is among the most laudable virtues. It gains you the good will and friendship of others. It blesses those who practice it and those upon whom it is bestowed.
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Don’t forget until too late that the business of life is not business but living.
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Anything that inspires unselfishness makes for our ennoblement. Christmas does that. I am all for Christmas.
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When it comes to betting on yourself… you’re a chicken-livered coward if you hesitate.
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