Talk to someone about themselves and they'll listen for hours.
("How to Win Friends and Influence People")
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You have it easily in your power to increase the sum total of this world's happiness now. How By giving a few words of sincere appreciation to someone who is lonely or discouraged. Perhaps you will forget tomorrow the kind words you say today, but the recipient may cherish them over a lifetime.Dale Carnegie
Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have.
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If you want to gather honey, don't kick over the beehive.
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All the king's horses and all the king's men can't put the past together again. So let's remember Don't try to saw sawdust.
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Today is life-the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto.
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Do the thing you fear to do and keep on doing it... that is the quickest and surest way ever yet discovered to conquer fear.
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