Get your priorities straight. No one ever said on his death bed, ‘Gee, if I’d only spent more time at the office.’
H. JACKSON BROWN JR.Keep a note pad and pencil on your bedside table. Million-dollar ideas sometimes strike at 3 A.M.
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Judge your success by the degree that you’re enjoying peace, health, and love.
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Life doesn’t come with an instruction book; that’s why we have fathers.
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While earning your daily bread, be sure you share a slice with those less fortunate.
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People who accomplish big things did small things well.
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Remember that no time is ever wasted that makes two people better friends.
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When opportunity knocks, invite it to stay for dinner.
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Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day.
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Let the refining and improving of your own life keep you so busy that you have little time to criticize others.
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A racehorse that consistently runs just a second faster than another horse is worth millions of dollars more. Be willing to give that extra effort that separates the winner from the one in second place.
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Your religion is what you do when the sermon is over.
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Measure your wealth by what you’d have left if you lost all your money.
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Spend your life lifting people up, not putting them down.
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Earn your success based on service to others, not at the expense of others.
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Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.
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Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people’s bad manners.
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