Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.
H. JACKSON BROWN JR.Marrying an old bachelor is like buying second-hand furniture.
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After you’ve work hard to get what you want, take the time to enjoy it.
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Don’t burn bridges. You’ll be surprised how many times you have to cross the same river.
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Choose your life’s mate carefully. From this one decision will come 90 percent of all your happiness or misery.
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Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.
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Always kiss your children goodnight, even if they’re already asleep.
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Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring, and integrity, they think of you.
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Marrying an old bachelor is like buying second-hand furniture.
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Your mind can only hold one thought at a time. Make it a positive and constructive one.
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Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There’s plenty of movement, but you never know if it’s going to be forward, backwards, or sideways.
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Be modest. A lot was accomplished before you were born.
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Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people’s bad manners.
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Ask yourself if you would feel comfortable giving your two best friends a key to your house. If not, look for some new best friends.
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Perform your job better than anyone else can. That’s the best job security I know.
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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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I’ve learned that every great achievement was once considered impossible
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