It’s a mistake to think that we have to be lovely to be loved by human beings or by God.
FRED ROGERSTry your best to make goodness attractive. That’s one of the toughest assignments you’ll ever be given.
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The older I get, the more convinced I am that the space between people who are trying their best to understand each other is hallowed ground.
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Mutual caring relationships require kindness and patience, tolerance, optimism, joy in the other’s achievements, confidence in oneself, and the ability to give without undue thought of gain.
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The kingdom of God is for the broken hearted.
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Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable.
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If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of.
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Discovering the truth about ourselves is a lifetime’s work, but it’s worth the effort.
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All I know to do is to light the candle that has been given to me.
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Honesty is often very hard. The truth is often painful. But the freedom it can bring is worth the trying.
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The people we trust with important talk can help us know that we are not alone.
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Peace means far more than the opposite of war.
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The world needs a sense of worth, and it will achieve it only by its people feeling that they are worthwhile.
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Who we are in the present includes who we were in the past.
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The child is in me still and sometimes not so still.
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You make each day a special day. You know how, by just your being you.
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Forgiveness is a strange thing. It can sometimes be easier to forgive our enemies than our friends. It can be hardest of all to forgive people we love.
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