Thursday, September 28, 2023

Quotes from the old diary

 I tried to walk without a dream, and I fell down. 

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A mother becomes a true grandmother the day she stops noticing the terrible things her children do, because she is enchanged with all the wonderful things her grandchildren do. 

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At most jobs you can make a living. Its making a life that matters. 

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Life is fragile - handle with care.

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The real productive ups and downs are getting up in the morning and getting down to work. 

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The door to the human heart can only be opened from the inside. 

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Blessed are those who can give without remembering, and take without forgetting. 

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The best thing to do behind a person's back is to pat it. 

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When you make your mark in the world, watch out for people with erasers. 

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Grief may be able to take care of itself, but to get full value out of joy, you must have someone to share it with. 

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People who fly into a rage always make a bad landing. 

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Happiness is not something you get. It's something you do. 

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Happiness vanishes when envy appears. 

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The best rule of thumb for character is to remember that if you can't be big, don't be little. 

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Average is as close to the bottom as the top. 

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The happiest misers are the ones who can save up every friend that they have. 

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You will never get ahead of anyone you are trying to get even with. 

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Live so friends can defend you but never have to. 

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Earth is here so kind, 

Tickle her with a hoe 

and she responds with a harvest. 

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Great souls have wills, feeble ones have wishes. 

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Humility is a strange thing - the minute you think you've got it, you've lost it. 

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What makes us happy is not our position, but our disposition. 

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The reason so few people recognise an opportunity is that it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. 

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The greatest underdeveloped territory in the world lies under your hat. 

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Everything comes to those who wait - if they work while they wait. 

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If you blame others for your failure, do you credit them for your success?

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There is no better exercise than reaching down and lifting someone up. 

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A faultless person is possible only in a faultless world. 

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The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work. 

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Everyone smiles in the same language. 

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If you sow kindness, you reap a crop of friends. 

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Don't be discouraged. It's often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock. 




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