Feeling good about ourselves is essential in our being able to love others.
FRED ROGERSIt’s a mistake to think that we have to be lovely to be loved by human beings or by God.
More Fred Rogers Quotes
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Peace means far more than the opposite of war.
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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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All I know to do is to light the candle that has been given to me.
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Everyone longs to be loved. And the greatest thing we can do is to let people know that they are loved and capable of loving.
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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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Try your best to make goodness attractive. That’s one of the toughest assignments you’ll ever be given.
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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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Solitude is different from loneliness, and it doesn’t have to be a lonely kind of thing.
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Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else.
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The connections we make in the course of a life, maybe that’s what heaven is.
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The child is in me still and sometimes not so still.
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When we treat children’s play as seriously as it deserves, we are helping them feel the joy that’s to be found in the creative spirit. It’s the things we play with and the people who help us play that make a great difference in our lives.
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There are three ways to ultimate success: The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind.
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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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Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable.
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