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It is the way we react to circumstances that determines our feelings.

Dale Carnegie

Everybody in the world is seeking happiness – and there is one sure way to find it. That is by controlling your thoughts. Happiness doesn’t depend on outward conditions. It depends on inner conditions.
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Condition Control Happiness Listening Seek Thinking World Yourself
People do things for “their” reasons, not ours. So find their reasons.
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Deep Ourselves People Reason
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
The life of many a person could probably be changed if only someone would make him feel important.
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Change Feeling Important Life Person
Don’t be afraid of enemies who attack you. Be afraid of the friends who flatter you.
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Afraid Attack Enemy Friendship Praise Yourself
Knowledge isn’t power until it is applied.
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Apply Knowledge Power
Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have.
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Condition Feeling Habit Possible Present Yourself
If you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically.
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Empathy Quick Wrong
Actions speak louder than words, and a smile says, ‘I like you. You make me happy. I am glad to see you.
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Action Happiness Loud Smile Talk Word Yourself
Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.
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Encouragement Goodness Listening Talk
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
Forget yourself by becoming interested in others. Do every day a good deed that will put a smile of joy on someone’s face.
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Day Face Forget Interest Joy Smile
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
Learning is an active process. We learn by doing.. Only knowledge that is used sticks in your mind.
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Active Knowledge Learning Mindset Yourself
Talk to someone about themselves and they’ll listen for hours.
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Listening Talk Time
Did you ever see an unhappy horse? Did you ever see bird that had the blues? One reason why birds and horses are not unhappy is because they are not trying to impress other birds and horses.
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Happiness Impression Oneself Reason

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