"Check up each week on the progress you are making. Ask yourself what mistakes you have made, what improvement, what lessons you have learned for the future."
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"Did you ever see an unhappy horse? Did you ever see bird that had the blues? One reason why birds and horses are not unhappy is because they are not trying to impress other birds and horses."
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"One can win the attention and time and cooperation of even the most sought-after people by becoming genuinely interested in them."
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"I've found that worry and irritation vanish into thin air the moment I open my mind to the many blessings I possess."
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"For better or worse, you must play your own little instrument in the orchestra of life."
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"Try honest to see things from the other person's point of view."
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"When you face a problem, solve it then and there if you have the facts necessary to make a decision. Don't keep putting off decisions."
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"Everyone should have a deep-seated interest or hobby to enrich his mind, add zest to living, and perhaps, depending upon what it is, result in a service to his country."
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"Criticisms are like homing pigeons. They always return home."
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"Begin with praise and honest appreciation. Call attention to people's mistakes indirectly. Talk about your own mistakes before criticizing the other person. Ask questions instead of giving direct orders. Make the fault easy to correct. Make the other person happy about doing what you suggest."
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"Get the facts. Let's not even attempt to solve our problems without first collecting all the facts in an impartial manner."
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"If you want to be a good conversationalist, be a good listener. To be interesting, be interested."
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"No matter what happens, always be yourself."
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"The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure."
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"Let's fight for our happiness by following a daily program of cheerful and constructive thinking."
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"If only the people who worry about their liabilities would think about the riches they do possess, they would stop worrying."
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"Begin with praise and honest appreciation."
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"Everyday is a new life to a wise man."
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"...the best possible way to prepare for tomorrow is to concentrate with all your intelligence, all your enthusiasm, on doing today's work superbly today. That is the only possible way you can prepare for the future."
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"Today is life-the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today."
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