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> [Our business in life is not to get ahead of others but to get ahead of ourselves; to break our own records; to outstrip our yesterdays by our todays; to bear our trials more beautifully than we ever dreamed we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-holmes/our-business-in-life-is-not-to-get-ahead-of-others-but-to-get-ahead-2/)

[Carl Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-holmes/)

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## More by Carl Holmes

> [The older we get the more we realize that service to others is the only way to stay happy. If we do nothing to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-holmes/the-older-we-get-the-more-we-realize-that-service-to-others-is-the/)

[Carl Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-holmes/)

> [A habit for all of us to develop would be to look for something to appreciate in everyone we meet. We can all be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-holmes/a-habit-for-all-of-us-to-develop-would-be-to-look-for-something-to/)

[Carl Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-holmes/)

> [Our business in life is not to get ahead of others but to get ahead of ourselves; to break our own records; to outstrip…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-holmes/our-business-in-life-is-not-to-get-ahead-of-others-but-to-get-ahead-2/)

[Carl Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-holmes/)

> [A habit for all of us to develop would be to look for something to appreciate in everyone we meet. We can all be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-holmes/a-habit-for-all-of-us-to-develop-would-be-to-look-for-something-to-2/)

[Carl Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-holmes/)

> [Kindness isn't sacrifice so much as it is being considerate for the feelings of others, sharing happiness, the unselfish thought, the spontaneous and friendly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-holmes/kindness-isn-t-sacrifice-so-much-as-it-is-being-considerate-for-the/)

[Carl Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-holmes/)

> [AND THEN SOME... these three little words are the secret to success. People that follow this are thoughtful of others; considerate and kind...and then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-holmes/and-then-some-these-three-little-words-are-the-secret-to-success/)

[Carl Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-holmes/)

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