Apply this simple rule to your conversations: If you wouldn’t write it down and sign it, don’t say it.
H. JACKSON BROWN JR.Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people’s bad manners.
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If you’re doing your best, you won’t have any time to worry about failure.
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Always kiss your children goodnight, even if they’re already asleep.
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Be modest. A lot was accomplished before you were born.
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Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness.
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Marrying an old bachelor is like buying second-hand furniture.
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Life is slippery. Here, take my hand.
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Remember that everyone is influenced by kindness.
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Spend your life lifting people up, not putting them down.
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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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Dishonesty is like a boomerang. About the time you think all is well, it hits you in the back of the head.
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Become the kind of person who brightens a room just by entering it.
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Remember that how you say something is as important as what you say.
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Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen everyday.
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Someone will always be looking at you as an example of how to behave. Don’t let him down.
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In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins, not through strength but by perseverance.
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