Almost no one is foolish enough to imagine that he automatically deserves great success in any field of activity; yet almost everyone believes that he automatically deserves success in marriage.
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It's surprising how many persons go through life without ever recognizing that their feelings toward other people are largely determined by their feelings toward themselves, and if you're not comfortable within yourself, you can't be comfortable with others.
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Maturity begins when we're content to feel we're right about something without feeling the necessity to prove someone else wrong.
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It may be true that the weak will always be driven to the wall but it is the task of a just society to see that the wall is climbable.
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A winner rebukes and forgives; a loser is too timid to rebuke and too petty to forgive.
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