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The blessing of an active mind, when it is in a good condition, is, that it not only employ itself, but is almost sure to be the means of giving wholesome employment to others.

You cannot kindle a fire in any other heart until it is burning in your own.

What the mind attends to, the mind considers. What the mind constantly considers, the mind believes. What the mind believes, the mind eventually does.

If your children look up to you, you've made a success of life's biggest job.''

The best answer to answer to anger is silence.

We the willing, following the unknowing are doing the impossible. We have done so much for so long with so little that we are now able to do anything with nothing

We know we're getting old when the only thing we want for our birthday is not to be reminded of it.

Never explain yourself. Your friend don't need it and your enemies won't believe it.

The 500 most commonly used words have an average of 28 meanings each.

Happiness is in the heart, not in the circumstances.

A person is his own worst enemy.

Yesterday is but a dream, and tomorrow is only a vision, but today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope.

We will conserve only what we love. We will love only what we understand. We will understand only what we are taught.

The three most important factors in buying a home are, location, location, location

Setting an exciting goal is like setting a needle in your compass. From then on, the compass knows only one point-its ideal. And it will faithfully guide you there through the darkest nights and fiercest storms.

When we die and go to Heaven, our Maker is not going to say, ''Why didn't you discover the cure for such and such'' The only thing we're going to be asked at that precious moment is ''Why didn't you become you ''

When I look at you, the wheels of time stand still vs. Your face could stop a clock

Love is the bridge between two hearts.

You can make the dream come true if you wake up and work.

If you look for the positive things in life you will find them.

Programmer - an organism that turns coffee into software.

You are under the unfortunate delusion that simply because you run away from danger, you have no courage. You're confusing courage with wisdom.

Good sense is the master of human life.

I have read many books, but the Bible reads me.

And the joy of it all when we count it all up is found in the making of friends.

Triumphs without difficulties are empty. Indeed it is difficulties that make the triumph. It is no feat to travel the smooth road.

I am not a role model. People need to be their own role models. Do not look up to me.

If your words are soft and sweet, they won't be as hard to swallow if you have to eat them.

Love is the only kind of fire which is never covered by insurance.

After listening to a lecture on evolution by a science professor, a student wrote a poem and titled it ''The Amazing Professor.'' The poem read Once I was a tadpole when I began to begin. Then I was a frog with my tail tucked in. Next I was a monkey on a coconut tree. Now I am a doctor with a Ph.D.

I've decided to discontinue my long talks. It's because of my throat. Someone threatened to cut it.

There are three good reasons to be a teacher - June, July, and August.

If you don't like your own character there may be a new one ready-made and waiting for you. The snake sheds its skin with impunity, relying on the same nature which you rely on.

How many languages are there in the world How about 5 billion Each of us talks, listens, and thinks in hisher own special language that has been shaped by our culture, experiences, profession, personality, mores and attitudes. The chances of us meeting someone else who talks the exact same language is pretty remote.

Trivial things do matter... more people are killed each year by the bite of mosquitoes than are stepped upon by charging elephants.

PCMCIA - People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms

Life is a game but golf is serious.

Someone has calculated that in fifteen minutes a day we can read the Bible through twice in a year's time.

An economist is someone who knows more about money than the people who have it.

The pretentiously -- named ensuite bathroom is a major factor in divorce. Privacy is paramount in marriage.

Growl all day and you'll feel dog tired all night.

When handling a customers complaint, remember If you can't fix it, don't drop it.

The best way for a man to train up a child in the way he should go is to travel that way himself.

A teenager is always too tired to hold a dishcloth, but never too tired to hold a phone.

It is said that only a fool learns from his own mistakes, a wise man from the mistakes of others.

People should know what you stand for. They should also know what you won't stand for.

Nordstrom's Rules for Employees Rule 1 Use your good judgment in all situations There are no additional rules

They say when you are missing someone that they are probably feeling the same, but I don't think it's possible for you to miss me as much as I'm missing you right now

A man is known by the company that keeps him on after retirement age.

Achievement is not the most important thing -- Authenticity is