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Our trouble is not ignorance, but inaction.

Dale Carnegie

You are something new in this world. Never before, since the beginning of time, has there ever been anybody exactly like you; and never again throughout all the ages to come will there ever be anybody exactly like you again.
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Age Beginning Time World Yourself
Don’t be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.
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Afraid Best Care Job Small
An old man was asked what had robbed him of joy in his life. His reply was, “Things that never happened.”
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Happiness Himself Man Old
First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst.
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Acceptance Improvement Preparation Worst Yourself
The world is so full of people who are grabbing and self-seeking. So the rare individual who unselfishly tries to serve others has an enormous advantage. He has little competition.
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Advantage Competition Individual People Rare Seek World
The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.
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Argument Avoid Best Way
Remember that other people may be totally wrong. But they don’t think so. Don’t condemn them. Any fool can do that. Try to understand them. Only wise, tolerant, exceptional people even try to do that.
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People Remember Tolerance Try Understand Wrong
If you want to gather honey, don’t kick over the beehive.
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Advice Caution Let Go Yourself
Fear doesn’t exist anywhere except in the mind.
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Exception Existence Fear Mindset
Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.
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Development Encouragement Failure Success
Success in dealing with people depends on sympathetic grasp of the other person’s viewpoint.
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Deal People Point Success View
Knowledge isn’t power until it is applied.
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Apply Knowledge Power
Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.
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Happiness Success Yourself
The man who starts out going nowhere, generally gets there.
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Destination Journey Man Path Start
Criticism is futile because it puts a person on the defensive and usually makes them strive to justify themselves. Criticism is dangerous, because it wounds a person’s precious pride, hurts their sense of importance, and arouses resentment.
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Criticism Dangerous Hurt Important Person Pride
Your smile brightens the lives of all who see it. To someone who has seen a dozen people frown, scowl or turn their faces away, your smile is like the sun breaking through the clouds.
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Break Face Live See Smile Sun Yourself

Our trouble is not ignorance, but inaction.

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