Like all of life’s important coping skills, the ability to forgive and the capacity to let go of resentments most likely take root very early in our lives.
FRED ROGERSAll I know to do is to light the candle that has been given to me.
More Fred Rogers Quotes
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Knowing that we can be loved exactly as we are gives us all the best opportunity for growing into the healthiest of people.
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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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Feeling good about ourselves is essential in our being able to love others.
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I hope you’re proud of yourself for the times you’ve said “yes,” when all it meant was extra work for you and was seemingly helpful only to someone else.
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Little by little we human beings are confronted with situations that give us more and more clues that we are not perfect.
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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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People have said ‘don’t cry’ to other people for years and years, and all it has ever meant is ‘I’m too uncomfortable when you show feelings.
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There is no normal life that is free of pain. It’s the very wrestling with our problems that can be the impetus for our growth.
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When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.
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Love begins with listening.
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Life is for service.
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The child is in me still and sometimes not so still.
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Try your best to make goodness attractive. That’s one of the toughest assignments you’ll ever be given.
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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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I don’t think anyone can grow unless he’s loved exactly as he is now, appreciated for what he is rather than what he will be.
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