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Do something for somebody, gladly, twill sweeten your every care; In sharing the sorrow of others Your own are less hard to bear. Do something for somebody always, whatever may be your creed. There's nothing on earth can help you so much as a kindly deed.
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Never try to impress people with the profundity of your thought by the obscurity of your language. Whatever has been thoroughly thought through can be stated simply.
black both cannot drops enjoy fantastic fish hard imagination learned life lives moves moving people school shadow shark swallow swims vast whatever worlds
I have often told you that I am that little fish who swims about under a shark and, I believe, lives indelicately on its offal. Anyway, that is the way I am. Life moves over me in a vast black shadow and I swallow whatever it drops with relish, having learned in a very hard school that one cannot be both a parasite and enjoy self-nourishment without moving in worlds too fantastic for even my disordered imagination to people with meaning.
apt aspiration conduct instead lives measure ourselves proof sincerity truth
We are very apt to measure ourselves by our aspiration instead of our performance. But in truth the conduct of our lives is the only proof of the sincerity of our hearts.
angels battalions dangers dreaded few lifetime protect though worry
It would take battalions of angels to protect us from our dreaded dangers, though in a long lifetime few of the dangers come to anything.
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The six most important words: I admit I made a mistake The five most important words: You did a good job The four most important words: What is YOUR opinion? The three most important words: If you please The two most important words: Thank You The one most important word: We The least important word: I.
appear known learned life secret teaching
The secret of teaching is to appear to have known all your life what you just learned this morning.
marvelous names scientists
Isn't it marvelous how those scientists know the names of all those stars?
cut decided speech threatened
I've decided to discontinue my long talks. It's because of my throat. Someone threatened to cut it.
knowing remains thinking thoughts-and-thinking
Thinking things has been done through the ages; knowing things remains to be done.
process talking thinking thoughts-and-thinking
Thinking is only a process of talking to yourself.
highly self-esteem takes
Think highly of yourself, for the world takes you at your own estimate.
speak thoughts-and-thinking
Think all you speak, but speak not all you think.
erased spoken word words written
The written word can be erased -- not so with the spoken word.